Diameter? Weight? Type of edge?
Regardless of the readability of the date, the 1856 has certain die characteristics different from the common 1857 and 1858 varieties. I don't...
Just like Wal-mart savaged mom-and-pop retail stores all over small-town America, Amazon has positioned itself as a MAJOR threat to small online...
Yes, we don't want anything to happen to eBay. For certain types of collectibles, they are unbeatable. But not as much fun as when I started...
Must be a good Overton variety. I sold my Overton book, so I can't research the coin.
New Zealand, 1933 silver shilling, worn but still respectable. New Guinea, 1938 silver shilling, with central hole, as issued. Price, $7 for the...
OP, when you post an image directly from Photobucket, some personal data, including your name (and your one public album) shows up along with the...
My guess would be that Amazon cut the owners a very low-commission deal, seeking to benefit from the massive publicity and exposure to the...
Includes: 1978 1 centesimo 1940 1¼ centesimos, red-purple luster 1907 2½ centesimos 1947 10 centesimos (0.900 silver) Price, $8 postpaid....
A good time to remind CT-er's that MAXIMUM indemnity with registration (without supplemental postal insurance, which is not available for overseas...
You take spectacular photos.
Thanks for the kind words. There's another way to analyze this, i.e., where is the next 20% of profit coming from? Is it from getting (+20%)...
Take the money and run. The market is probably closer to 0.01% than 1%. Then go to a coin show, especially a smallish local show, and ask around...
My vote is bogus; the date doesn't look right, the mintmark doesn't look right. I've been wrong before, and will be wrong again. Also, in Vogt's...
I am thinking "in ex" means "in exergue," as defined on Google, "a small space or inscription below the principal emblem on a coin or medal,...
Here are 5 nice minors. They are listed both in Krause and in the Redbook. 1903 ½ centavo. 1904 1 centavo (few edge bumps on reverse). 1911-S...
Here's a little research. Note that the token says "Remember Costa's," which may have been a grocer or a department store or some other prominent...
Before you talk about altered and mutilated coins, especially 19th Century, you need to read about Love Tokens, where the art, skill, and...
My guess would be - this token would bring a substantial amount of money on eBay. But you have to notify a number of people by postcard that it's...
I just listed a very fine book about Virgil Brand, written by Q. David Bowers, it's at the top of the sales list. From around 1890 to about 1910,...
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