Aren't these sterling silver? I'd think it would have more silver value than that.
[ATTACH][ATTACH] 2 1/2 silver groschen. I don't very well understand pre-Second Reich German coin denominations, but this is an interesting coin...
GDJMSP, I'll be sure to look those sites through. Thanks to everyone who posted and gave advice.
Ever since I started collecting old/historic coins, I haven't been able to get a handle on what constitutes a "good price" for them. I know there...
It's definitely Chinese, as the writing on the back is in Manchu. So it must be a coin minted during the Qing dynasty. I'm not much of an expert...
This makes me wonder. Why are foreign coins known as "dark side" coins anyway? I have both US and non-US coins, but as posters above have said,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I've been collecting coins from late 19th and early 20th cen. Europe and colonial possessions, because those seem to be...
For some reason, it made me think of Game of Thrones. Maybe because it just ended. It's going to be a hard wait to the third season. Stuff like...
Now I really want this coin, thanks. Looking through numista, it looks like Italian coins have very nice designs, even the really common ones....
I was extremely happy to have found this coin - [ATTACH] a silver 50 mils coin from Palestine of the British Mandate period. It's toned and...
I live in a large city in the U.S., so I believed I'd easily be able to find some good coin traders nearby. Instead, the only coin shops that...
Seconded on Mexican gold pesos. They are very nice coins, fairly high purity at .900, and I guess they have some historical value as well. I...
A few pictures and a couple of questions. I went to a coin show today and came out with a nice haul, especially considering I don't have much...
Nuts. I can't get any good pictures. I'm pretty happy about these coins, though: [ATTACH] A Belgian 1 franc coin from 1887 with the likeness...
Aren't sellers required to spell out whether their coins are reproductions or copies? Even implying that you're selling a real gold coin when...
People who might be getting antsy over silver falling in price should consider why they're buying it. I got some "just in case", so I don't...
So it's either this cud or just really beat up then? Oh well. I didn't expect it would be a big thing anyway, just was wondering why it looked...
I have this 50p that has this kind of weird smudged edge to it. What could cause something like this? The coin is generally beat up but this...
edited I was outbid on a pair of imperial German 1 Mark coins in the last second. This is the first time it's happened to me. Not gentlemanly...
Yeah, but it's boring to just have 90% US silver. Some of the other types seem to go for a lot cheaper per ounce as well. Anyway, I believe all...
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