Auction records are where it's at. I've stopped using other price guides. Personally I think the advent of online auction data has rendered...
There are round coins, square coins, scalloped coins, holed coins, etc. etc. that are used as money somewhere in the world. A ball, however, is...
Wear and bag marks are also damage, technically speaking, and we have a objective scale (sort of...) for quantifying that. It's interesting how...
That was my first thought also. It's still the currency of a communist nation that is into major manipulation of not only its currency but of its...
I would take a "first strike" 1793 Chain cent, not only for the value but also because nobody in our day has ever seen the true mint red color of...
Impressive! Very nice detail.
Here's a Cleveland commem I picked up on the Bay. It has just enough toning to suggest that it wasn't recently dipped. Since it appears to be...
Some interesting examples of Socialist Realism on the reverses, especially the one showing nationalization of foreign companies. Apparently the...
Those are the two best designs by far! I have a 1921 2 Peso but not the Caballito; if I remember right those are a bit more pricey.
I saw a Bombay for the first time just the other day here in Alabama. I haven't seen a Saratoga yet.
Ditto! I'm also thankful to have so many opportunities to learn about the hobby, this site being a prime example. That has allowed me to be more...
My rarest is an R5 Connecticut copper, Miller 37.8-HH, with an estimated surviving population of 31 - 75 pieces. It's in a problem free VG10 PCGS...
Yikes! The problem is that although the fake is obvious to us, an unsuspecting newbie could be permanently turned off from our hobby after being...
Regarding your original question as to how much the value is affected, my guess would be that the effect of the plugged hole would be quite...
My very first "Genesis" coin was a 1956-d wheat that I found in a jar of pennies when I was in second grade. There are quite a few other items...
I prefer modern NCLT coins in their original mint packaging. As for classic coins, I prefer slabs to provide additional assurance that the coin...
I forgot to mention the "AB" mint mark (Alibaba).
I need a Washington dollar for my type set. Where did you buy yours from? I was hoping for a set with all of the mints, P, D, B(Beijing) and S...
This coin is definitely worthy of being posted in the "coin porn" thread.
That is a good example of what I find interesting about the Ancients forum. There is so much variety that you could say the same about pretty...
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