In 6 months, I could have voted in the 41-50 category both for how old I am and how long I've been collecting. :)
The back of the Red Book has a list of the top 250 US coins sold at auction. The Heritage FUN Auction just put three new coins on the list -- the...
There was also a 1936 dot ten cent in this auction. The cent brought a record price -- over $400,000 USD.
The Costa Rican pieces still circulate, or at least they were still circulating when I was there in 2005. Together, they're worth about 30 cents...
Unquestionably a fake. French Indochinese Piastres are often faked even with dates that could possibly have been struck legitimately, but a date...
This isn't strictly true. There exist a few scattered Branch Mint proofs of a few coins, although branch mint proofs were by no means the norm and...
:thumb: I love this post! If you can, see if there's a coin club in your area. There is nothing like being able to share the hobby with others...
Every one of my older NGC slabs has a straight dash, and I have a number of them that look exactly like the slab in question (except for the fact...
What happened to you when you tried to pull a bid in a Heritage Auction is standard procedure. The only bids you can freely pull are those that...
That's just an older style font. I can't imagine that it was around for long after they slabbed that coin.
My boss's son went to the Fort Worth Bureau of Engraving and Printing just a few days ago and picked up some shredded money.
Not if you read the slab. :)
I've been known to do the same trick, but with half dollar or nickel slot machines. Just put in a twenty, wait for the credits to show up, and...
And this differs from Lincoln in RL how? ;)
Hmmm... my dad is both of those. ;) I fall into the close but no cigar category. I've had at least two job titles that contained the word...
I'd think just exposure to interesting pieces as you run across them -- perhaps an old design on a US coin, perhaps a world coin or three;...
The numbers are essentially arbitrary. In fact, they were initially not even designed as a grading system. They were originally meant to be a...
Of course, the universe would be a much more interesting place if the converse were true: ""ALL successful numismatists are time travelers!" :):)...
So true, but then that works both ways. You'll need a supply of cash from the proper period as spending money. Otherwise, if you go back to the...
Originally, eBay Live was useful as a way for people to bid live in Heritage Signature auctions against the floor, but with the advent of Heritage...
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