I used to have so many more coin books, but I tend to buy, sell, buy sell, etc., especially if I don't think that I'll read or use a book again....
Wooden nickels were once ubiquitous back in the pre-Internet days. I don't really see them much anymore. In fact, I can't remember the last time I...
I've probably unintentionally collected enough counterfeits to start intentionally collecting them.
If it was dipped, it was dipped in something really nasty and corrosive. Looks like it was mauled by machinery or some other heavily invasive...
Wow. 2020 pocket change has arrived already. I miss pocket change, so I'll probably never see one, but it's cool to see one here.
A few shiny coppers from Japan: 1/2 Sen (半銭) - dated 明治十八年 or 1885 - PCGS MS64RD A Sen was worth 1/100 of a Yen, so, as the top reverse text...
Yes, that's a regular issue WWII era Japanese 50 Sen note. It shows Yasukuni shrine, now a pretty controversial place. These bills are quite...
Just make sure that the case is acid and PVC free and don't display it in direct sunlight and you should be good.
Yes, it has the word "tabaco" right on it. "sello de garantia de procedencia provincal para el tabaco en rama" means roughly: "provincial...
Wow, many nice specimens here that I can in no way compete with. These are the best Seated Liberties that I currently have laying around, lying...
Very nice! These are some of the most amazing coins ever made, in my very humble opinion. And @Stork is correct, 明治三十六年, or Meiji 36, or 1903,...
Will this be the first US coin to feature a video game?
Along those same lines, though it's only a million Marks, I've had the note below for decades now and I've always wondered if it's genuine. Does...
I personally really like the coin below, but I bought it knowing that it is a problem coin and a part of me regrets that decision. Yet, I probably...
I occasionally buy Coin World, but I don't subscribe to any magazines. I never have the time to read them cover to cover, so they just pile up. If...
Yes, and Jefferson has replaced Hamilton on the $10. Though I like these bills in general, it would be great to move in the direction of...
Interest concept - I'm not sure of the context, but it appears to be an art and graphic design site. Replacing Andrew Jackson with Kennedy and...
Two extreme Lincolns: MS 66 RD [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And MS Mauled (also posted in the "Train Wreck" thread: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1838 - good year for coins, bad year for the economy. Martin Van Buren's presidency was ruined by the Panic of 1837, which some blamed on Andrew...
This is still my favorite mauled cent - it came from a collection whose previous owners had access to machinery. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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