One other thing to consider is the currency's exposure to sunlight. You probably already know this, but exposing ink and paper to harsh sunlight...
Yes, I inherited a stack of $1, $2 and $5 bills dated from 1934 to 1981. The 1981s are new, fresh and crisper than potato chips. The older notes,...
I have an 1875-S , the most common, but also the most affordable... PCGS XF40 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The Cabalito Peso is still one of my favorite Mexican coins. Possibly my absolute favorite. ¡Lo me gusta mucho! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think the last thing to worry about in the event of a new virus circling the globe is the coin market. True, it's not a 1918 type event at this...
Just to confirm, yes, the Japanese coin is Showa 29 or 1954 (昭和二十九年) but that means it is also the earlier type with the reeded edge. 10 Yen coins...
Nickels... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Do Canadian nickels count? I suppose this is the US Coin forum... I'll take a chance... I've...
Sadly, a few people here seem to be intent on destroying this forum for newcomers by jumping to conclusions about posts and just being...
Designating an age group as "millennials" and reducing them down to certain behaviors or beliefs has its conveniences, and some of these...
In case you're curious, here is a rough translation of the coins' text with some more information below: Commemorative 1975 Okinawa Expo -...
I also like to collect, and I have for years, but I've found that my tolerance has decreased greatly for collecting things that lose value or that...
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I do like the SBA coins, but Susan B. Anthony herself remains pretty controversial to some. For one, without getting into potentially murky...
I like the color. It reminds me a little of anodized niobium.
To keep the positivity flowing on this thread (how long can it possibly last? :D), here are all of my PCGS PR69DCAM SBAs with just a single...
Me too. I often handle only the smoothed out ones just to get a coin feel fix. Then I'm good for a while. Not that one should handle valuable...
An SBA dollar thread without any negative comments!?!?!?!? What's going on? Am I on the right forum?!??! :D Though horribly ineffective...
Sadly, sometimes the only way to learn is to make some mistakes. It's the painful way, but it definitely sticks. I've bought a few cleaned or...
Yes, it is Meiji 40 明治四十年, meaning the 40th year of the reign of Emperor Meiji, or 1907. At that time in Japan, text was read from right to left,...
The coin posted as a reeded edge looks like Showa29 (昭和二十九年) or 1954, so that one should have a reeded edge. As already mentioned, the other one...
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