Recently, a friend of mine lost her dad to Pancreatic Cancer (combined with Pneumonia, and a case of Covid for a kicker). Turns out, her dad was a...
Congrats to everyone who won a Registry Award! I recognize at least a few names on this list. You all should be super proud!...
So, many of you probably have coins depicting Silphium. It's one of the great mysteries of the ancient world. Many of you may know the history of...
Ever wonder how the really, really wizard numismatists know so much? Ever wonder how JohnMilton and Messydesk and TypeCoin seem to always have a...
I don't recall having seen anything about this previously, but I may have missed it. PCGS just certified the first new 1795 Flowing Hair Half...
Just recently purchased this gorgeous coin. It is graded by PCGS. Obviously, it is PL. But - you get to guess the grade! (it is in a problem free...
Well, this makes three now. I keep seeing these and they're just so cool! Maybe not quite @panzerman quality, but the crude charm of these...
I ordered three coins last week, all on the same day. One was from Russia. One was from Norway. One was from Pennsylvania. All shipped via Fedex....
Well, here's a coin I never thought I'd own. Those of you who know me know that I have been working on a Prooflike Type set for about 10 years...
“Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.” ― Sam Ewing Do you...
I've seen the term used many times, and it seems there is some disagreement on what they are. I can't figure out a commonality between all the...
The Moroccan Cast Money Tree Or, A Journey to the Deepest Corners of Numismatic History by Jason Poe Any of you who know me know that I’m a fan...
If you are bored during Quarantine, or you need something to read in the park as we get back to normal - check out my book! Strike. Luster....
Yep, they exist. There have been 28 of them graded by NGC throughout the entire series (out of 200,574 coins graded). (That's 0.014% graded as...
So, I find myself in a bit of a predicament. There's a piece that was in the British Museum in 1911. I know because it is illustrated in a book...
Does anyone here collect traditional money? Axes and beads and wampum and yap and tael and shells and such? I'd be very curious to see you post...
I saw this Roosevelt dime on Ebay recently, and I had a whole bunch of Ebay Bucks, so I cashed them in. The original asking price of $250 was a...
But it's not the one you're expecting! I've wanted one of these for a while. The 1996W Dime was released in mint sets as a special bonus, and...
The Benduqi is a small gold coin of Morocco, weighing 3.5 grams and about the size of a US dime. Gold coins are rare from Morocco. While the...
The mint announced that they are changing release dates for some products:...
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