Your unspoken assumption is that everyone must collect US coins. A Red Book is worthless, and at least the 20th/21st Century volume of the...
as demonstrated by this example. For the benefit of the few folks here (if any :p ) who don't read oriental languages, the coin clearly names...
Isn't the beauty of this hobby the wide range of collecting philosophies and styles[IMG] We each need to know those elements of history,...
I've participated in about 450 EBay transactions - about 60/40 as a buyer - and I have never heard it referred to as a perfect panacea.[IMG]...
After looking at your small picture, I voted "I'd have to see it". There simply isn't enough detail in the picture to form any opinion. I'm...
That "FR" to the right of the leaves is an abbreviation for "Francs". You have the French language version (KM#134.1, mintage 38,752,000) of the...
Right on![IMG]
Maybe this is the example I should have used: :p
EBay is an interesting place. For the unwary it is a swamp, with many, many fakes being pushed as genuine. As an example of when it's working...
How about a little help here? "Belgique" is "Belgium" in French, one of the two official languages of the country. (In Dutch it is "Belgie" and...
Welcome aboard Jason. It's nice to have another member interested in Asian coins. . #1 does look very similar to Kann# 11, and is also dated...
A powerful reminder not to relin on Krause exclusively[IMG]
I don't know much about ancients either - but I'm inclined to the "very poorly made cast copy" theory.
They would be classified as exonumia. I searched EBay's exonumia section for "wrapper*", and came up empty, so if they are collectible, I can't...
I've never heard of any coins minted in North America before the Mexico City Mint started producing Spanish gold and silver Reales in the early...
What's the best way to handle the situation when you are dealing with the estate of a collector and have no idea what his/her stuff is worth, but...
There is an outfit that in my opinion, and the opinion of many others, sells overpriced junk by mail order, partly through ads in non-coin...
Hong Kong, KM#5, 1.3577g of .800 silver, ASW .0349oz. If it has an "H" mintmark it was produced at the Heaton Mint in England, along with...
Unless your hubby is in the Guinness book, I assume you mean 1985-86 :D . Without a denomination, date, or bust of the reigning monarch, the...
Actually, you don't have to list the contents on the outside if you don't want to. You can include a different form with the contents list inside...
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