The really pretty steel penny that Davada showed us in the "What's it worth" forum got me to looking at eBay (am I the only one that did that?)...
I received a copy of the Krause "Standard Catalog of German Coins - 2nd edition" the other day. I am now trying to use it to attribute this coin...
What German coins, minted post-WW2 for circulation, were silver?
My father and, coincidentally enough, my mother-in-law are from Lübeck, Germany. My fathers side of the family hails from Lübeck at least as far...
Aweek or so ago I placed a bid for 1 piece on a dutch auction on eBay for a 2004 Silver proof set of the state quarters. Tonight it ended at...
I need to buy some books. I have the 2003 Blue Book and that's about it. I'd like a good general book on coin collecting that will also cover...
I was taking a good look at my 1890 Morgan dollar that I have had since I was a kid when I discovered there is s tiny pink sticky blob stuck to my...
I've had this coin for sometime and only recently identified it as likely being a Finnish Mark. It is dated 1922. The Finns gained independence...
I have a number of Canadian coins, some dating back many decades. What Canadian coins (business strikes) were previously minted in silver and...
I hadn't considered toning to be anything other than a blemish on a coin. After reading the threads here I've learned otherwise. :) I remembered...
Here are two coins I've had for awhile. The swiss coin I've had for probably 25 years. The Greek coin I didn't realize I even had until the...
Going through the 40 Kennedy halves that I picked up today, this is the only thing remotely exciting about these coins, except for the unusual...
I was browing around the web and found this page. What do you guys think of what it says about future silver availability and values?...
After reading some of the postings about going to the bank and getting rolls of coins to search I decided to do that at lunch today. I came back...
Is it OK to ask about experiences regarding a specific ebay seller? I have no reason to doubt the seller. I just want some reassurances, I guess.
I was looking at the back of a 1983 penny for some doubling when I noticed what I think might be a die crack. These are the best photos I can...
I was just looking at coinfacts.com as I was preparing to look through a pile of pennies. I wanted to see what to keep an eye out for in regards...
I hadn't paid much attention to newer bills as far as collecting goes but a couple of years ago I learned that bills whose serial number ends with...
Well, like Spider, it appears I collect half-dollar coins too. I just didn't realize it until now. :D I got out my stash and reacquainted...
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