I had two brass tokens, in shiny shape, and over the course of the year, they dulled and now have greenish blotches on them. How does this come...
I'm thrilled as a kid. Anticipatory pulse-pounding. I received yesterday an email note from the mint saying my ASE set had been shipped. . . just...
Like many, I received an email from the US Mint apologize for the recent difficulties in its order-taking occasioned by the sale of the new 25th...
I was just looking at my Lincoln Chronicles set, noting that the birthplace cent seemed to be toning and just generally seeing a very well-struck...
. . . I just don't know. Is it worth picking one of these up? Will the price go anywhere?
I'm planning to buy one or two commemoratives, and I'm just not sure whether to go with the uncirculated or proof. Everyone likes a proof, but...
What's a pretty new $20 star note worth? I'm guessing $20. . . is this right?
. . . just laying on the sidewalk. Nothing special, just good condition, but it's neat that I could tell it was an older cent just due to the...
I'm just curious. :)
I've been trying to figure this out. Any thoughts or comments appreciated! :)
I purchased an Ike proof dollar off an eBay seller. It was a bicentennial in 70 condition, ostensibly, but here I find, when I open the package,...
I'm seriously looking to embark on a journey of collecting one good coin from each country the world. But in addition to this overall concept,...
I"m crotchety, of course, and feel the fourth design, the unfinished capitol building, lacks merit. Why? you say. Well, because very few outside...
I've got a few rolls of the formative years. I know of the discovered errors; would it behoove me to break open the rolls to check? Do the errors...
Back in the day, I used to visit a local regular coin show and a local shop. Now, with ebay, it seems you can buy whatever you want, when you...
I've just thought of the notion of collecting one specimen, of the main currency unit, of each nation. Anyone do something like this?
I'm a fan of beautiful coin designs, and I tend to think silver's the best material to use in making a coin. Not just for bullion value, but for...
I just purchased a presidential medal with a few small black spots on it. Does it make sense to use Brasso? Any point to keeping the existing...
How many dealers really expect the rush when you try to buy stuff from them? How many expect haggling or negotiating over price? How receptive are...
Realistically, many US coins are cheap in proof state (I'm thinking Roosevelt dimes and Jefferson nickels and Lincoln cents). So how do you, you!,...
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