But what about those of us who go with no goal whatsoever in mind other than to find a bargain!
I personally prefer the coinage from the 1930s, which is somewhat similar in design to some of the French pieces from the same era.
Nice set! I made the mistake of choosing a series ($10 Indian eagles) that I could never complete, given the price of the 1920-S, 1930-S, and...
Definitely eye appear. This reminds me of one of my favorite purchases: a 1908-S gold eagle in PCGS (green label) XF-40. Despite the circulated...
Relatively common dates, even if quite attractive. Not worth the cost.
My issue is simply that I don't think that any of the TPGs are very familiar with established overseas grading standards for many series. As such,...
50
Oh inflation; how cruel art thou.
My first mail order coin was an American silver eagle for $7 from Littleton. Oh, those were the days.
My biggest mistake was purchasing my first foreign Dansco album (Mexico type.) Then came Canada, Ireland, Israel, Switzerland, Guatemala,...
When I first got my German 5 mark gold coin a few years back, I thought the envelope was empty and almost through it away; thank goodness I double...
Hi all, I recently acquired a partial collection of Irish half pennies and pennies in an Irish Coin Library album, but am missing most of the...
If Russia ever gets around to forcing Belarus to adopt the ruble as part of its customs union membership, there might not be any more Belorussian...
Doubtful. The only way I see it helping is if they somehow grade MS-70 or PR-70, and the likelihood of that is pretty close to null.
The highlight of my Albanian collection is the 1927 100 Franga gold; cost me more than I care to admit, but gorgeous!
Hi all, I usually try to attribute my junk box finds on my own but on this occasion, there just isn't enough detail for me to figure out where to...
Under my loupe, it showed as a 5.
I seem to remember a letter in Coins magazine a while back from a fellow who apparently found a gold sovereign at a garage sale. Lucky guy!
Yep!
Feast your eyes! Not the prettiest specimen, but not too shabby for $1.50. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Separate names with a comma.