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The Copernicus coin arrived! I really like the reverse design, thanks for posting it! I also like how the edge reads: "In Medio Omnium Residet...
You can find a lot better things to do with that amount of money. Putting it in a savings account may even yield superior returns.
Back when I had my training wheels on, or did I only have one of them on, I unknowingly bought a few problem coins. Though I didn't know any...
To prove my fidelity to this thread, I here display my $1.00 Copernicus plate block that arrived today. The coin is coming, appropriately, from...
As @Bradley Trotter said, there is a "1996" on the reverse at 6 o'clock. Go to the reverse, look at the sun in the center, then look straight...
Two of my favorite world coin types: Mexican Cabalito and the Japanese Meji Dragon. This isn't the DARK side, it's the RIGHT side!!! :D [IMG]...
I was in Italy in 1997 and their mint sets were a year behind, so all that I could buy for both Italy and Vatican proof sets were 1996 sets. The...
I also use GIMP. If you have some familiarity with other photoshop-type software, you'll pick it up quickly. But if you have very little, you...
Though nothing looks off about the coin at all, grading would also help authenticate it. Most gold coins get counterfeited in droves. Though I...
The September/October issue of Archaeology contains a short article on a coin found for the Emperor Laelianus (viewable online). I used to...
Your write ups are always excellent. And they make me glad that I have reduced my coin buying considerably. I would need to really really really...
Everyone reading this thread is now checking their arm chairs and sofas... I may just do that myself...
This post actually inspired me to buy the German 5 Mark coin and a plate block of the 1973 U.S. stamp. They are both in the mail on their way to...
The coin club that I've attended, though not for quite a while now, openly advertised online and at local shows. They have a website, not a...
This is a fascinating observation for those of us who didn't exist, such as myself, in 1964. It sounds like that year, and the ensuing hoarding...
$1400 does seem a little steep, unless it had an absolutely killer Cabalito in it, but even then that seems high. The 1950 "Ferrocarril" coin can...
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If only AirTites came in fractional sizes. I have experienced this identical problem many times with these capsules and I often err towards the...
I too quite like the often underrated and underappreciated 2-cent piece, so I commend your choice to focus on this series. The odd denominations...
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