Just looked that up in my Krause book... that's quite a rarity that I was unaware of. Definitely going to be keeping my eyes open for those now....
The wear pattern on that one seems strange. Usually, the flag on the reverse is worn at about the same time as the high points on the cornucopia....
Yes, but eBay provides a service in listing the item and hosting the image, etc. It's pretty similar to the realtor in this example. This is kind...
There's a collector in my area who is building a 'library' of fakes in real looking slabs. He has many other high end coins in slabs, and it was...
Have you ever heard of something called the velocity of money? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_of_money So, Farmer A now has $1000... he...
You're confusing apples and oranges. You can have more goods in an economy than currency to purchase them (after all, how often do people sell...
While fiat currency can cause inflation, non-fiat currency does not automatically solve it either. Inflation occurs whenever demand exceeds supply...
Here's my take on buying a coin on eBay with a bad picture - you can always review it after the coin arrives. If it's fake, that's the time to...
The best purchase story I've got is for a pair of 1929 German Medals that I purchased from a company we'll call Kermit Tidge. They were listed...
Falcon (or Peregrine Falcon if more specificity is required)...
Thanks for that link! The 5 centesimi from 1995 shown there is the coin I found in a dealer's junk bin. I'm sure the mintage for it had to be...
Also, does anyone know what the mintage was for the 1995 5c piece?
I recently found a coin that looked like a fantasy piece. On the obverse it shows Georgio I, ruler of the "Principe di Seborga". After some...
I hope I'm not duplicating anyone... 301 1200 -----1812----- (guessed before I found the post saying which numbers had already been guessed)...
I have a sterling silver ring that started to tone golden. Does that mean _I_ have a Midas Complex? :)
I agree - I wouldn't pay above spot for a Norfed dollar.
I received my Dillon Gage set today. Not slabbed, just in Mylar flips. They look like they will grade well (none of the dreaded milk spots that...
Thank you. I have two of the Sir Milo designs (fifth year of independence), but I've also seen a Prince Charles. What's the 3rd pattern?
Here are a few good bill collector jokes:
As far as paying off his bills, good for you. That's a sign that your grandfather passed along some good values, hopefully along with some excess...
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