Today was rather nice, I got to meet another forum member face to face, seldom get to do that. We enjoyed a nice lunch, had a good discussion...
Now a certain somebody might get mad at me for doing this, but what the hey, I haven't made anybody mad in at least the last 5 minutes :D Let's...
This is another article by Michael Fazzari - recommended reading ! Consider Entire Surface
We often see the term eye appeal mentioned when describing a coin, but what exactly is it ? This article will shed some light on the subject....
In another thread about grading the question came up about market grading vs technical grading. Because these two terms are so often misunderstood...
I've been meaning to post this for days and keep forgetting, anyway here it is - ALTERATION
Any of you who visit here often can probably recall my commenting that fake slabs are very few and far between. Well, not anymore. In the past...
Following are links to two articles by Mike Thorne. Article one is about how to find under-graded coins and specifically what coins to examine -...
I can't believe that nobody mentioned this yet today - received in an email from Numismatic News "The executive director of the American...
It seems that the US is not the only country having problems with people wanting to melt down coins for the value of the metal contained in them....
There is an idea that has come up several times but has always been problematic. That's because CT Forum rules prevent post made by members with...
Early Dated Coins "AN ONLINE EXPANSION OF THE FREY CATALOGUE OF DATED EUROPEAN COINAGE BEFORE 1501 With additional coins not included by Frey...
US Pattern Coins "Welcome to the home of The Society of U.S. Pattern Collectors!" "For those of you not familiar with this fascinating area...
It just got tougher to pass new coin laws - Read it Here I expect things will be slowing down now.
A while back vincent2920 asked me to take a look at a coin of his, I agreed. It's a 1913-D type 2 Buffalo. There are a mixture of digital pictures...
Since there is so much talk about VAMs, I couldn't resist posting this. It will either open some eyes, or start some discussions. Either way, the...
Well it's been a while since I have held a contest, and with the New Year just around the corner I think it's about time I did. Now don't get...
If there was, I've never heard of it.
Barber Quarters "Barber Quarters were minted from 1892 to 1916. Barber Quarters were heavily used and largely went into circulation and stayed...
The Liberty Nickel Collector Society An excellent web site for Liberty nickel collectors. It contains a great deal of information including...
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