I enjoyed going, but I also will probably spend more $ buying online or from shops I know. The pushy-ness and rudeness of some of the dealers and...
Ok, so what does the mint and a slabbing company do differently in terms of encasing coins in plastic? What is the difference in the coin that is...
Do the slabbing companies do anything different than the mint in terms of conservation?
Is it really worth sending in coins from a proof set for grading though? Seeing the proof quarters made me think, "hey, those are really pretty....
I went to a coin show today (first one since I was a about 8!!) and saw lots of pretty proof quarters...in cardboard flips. Why? My understanding...
Today I attended the first coin show I have been to since I was about eight. There were probably about 50+ dealers and I admit, I did not go with...
I bought a series of teen pennies from a seller on ebay. A couple of them looked nicer then what I have in my collection, so I figured for $2, why...
Last summer I went to a flea market and, for whatever reason, was inclined to walk through this massive barn that was the messiest, dingiest,...
Yes. I have coin ADD. Embrace it and have fun!
I wasn't alive in 1981. :) I know circulated stuff can get really banged up so... I think it's pretty neat, one of the more interesting ones...
Now I know 1981 is a long time ago and the penny is obviously circulated, but when I magnify it, there aren't any signs of it being altered or...
Be really careful on ebay... I found a seller that had a lot of interesting stuff, relatively fairly priced. I started looking around in their...
It's actually "Euro Coin Album," sorry. Here's the apple app page for it... http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/euro-coin-album/id320943398?mt=8
I get them in the automated toll road machines all the time. I only had a $20 bill on me once...got 18 $1 coins back. :)
China's currency has a fixed value...it's value isn't determined by the 'basket' the the dollar and Euro is. Some banks and credit unions will...
There is a pretty neat app that is called "Euro Coins." It is organized by country and has pictures of each coin. You can check off what you have...
Pfennig is German. I believe these were made in the 1800s and were issued by Ludwig Lauer.
Thanks for the responses! What exactly would I google to see other examples of it or similar die issues? I think things like this are...
I stupidly (or so I thought at the moment) had to use a $20 at the toll booth machine. I got 18 dollar coins back. I would try that!
[ATTACH] I found this quarter and have googled to see if there are any similar errors out there and I haven't had any success. The "of America"...
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