You had me at the thread title, riff.
All of the above.
Yeah, but only because the US gov't hasn't seen fit to make them make sense. From what I've seen, 50 cent, 1 euro and 2 euro coins seem to work...
Pick one: A) Because they're boring? B) Because there are billions upon billions of them? C) Because they were never particularly attractive...
I meant I don't have any in my coin collection. You knew what I was talking about. :D
Not an issue for me. I don't own any.
I wish the US Mint would stop making Lincoln cents and remove all of them from circulation. :D
Thanks for posting. Doesn't appear there was a lot of effort put into the creation of those coins — essentially the same design across every...
This is correct. Don't use acetone on aluminum coins. Based on my experience, pitting is almost certain to occur.
My son has been into coins since he was about 8 years old. Not quite to the extent I am, but he’s 25 now and has other fish to fry at the moment....
No, at most, the seller only shares blame here. Any buyer who would spend a 5-figure sum on such a coin without performing basic due diligence to...
I think you would've gotten better results — with less effort and less risk — using a xylene soak followed by a Verdi-Care application.
The US Mint doesn't use Air-Tites brand capsules. But I think they'll still fit in the Lighthouse capsule pages. Spend some time on JP's Corner...
1) Separate the coins from the packaging. 2) Save the packaging in the event you ever try to sell these coins. (For reasons I've never fully...
When I look at the reverse of that coin, all I can think of is Foghorn Leghorn. But maybe that's just me.
If I didn't need the money, I'd keep both. They're different enough to each warrant a place in a collection. But if only one, then I'd keep the...
More importantly perhaps, why dampen a new collector's enthusiasm? Many of us got our start in this hobby by filling holes in Lincoln cent...
Only you can decide if you've done well, based on your own personal objective. It would be a huge waste of money to get them graded. Most are...
Not to the informed. As for the uninformed, isn't it their responsibility to educate themselves before going to ebay and bidding on coins?
In which case, it's NOT an exact copy. To be clear, counterfeiting is a huge problem in numismatics. The gold bullion coin you cited isn't an...
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