There is an interesting article in the 23 June issue of Coin World about the RMS Republic salvage efforts. The ship sank in January 1909 off...
The SS Central America sank off the coast of South Carolina in 1857. It carried a huge amount of California gold, much of it in the form of...
I know Turin is a city in Italy, and it was under French rule in the early 19th century. There was French mint there for a while. However, I...
By best, I mean a combination of quality and completeness of a particular issue. Considering all sets, I’m not sure. For some sets, like CC...
Recently there was a thread on possible insecurities in posting slab pics with the label visible. However, you may be posting data about yourself...
Curious whether anyone in the U.S. has had to pay the new tariff on a coin from outside the U.S. If so, how much was it and how was it collected?...
The florin coin pictured below is up for auction by Galleria in Japan. It’s part of series of beautiful patterns designed by Wyon and produced...
You know why. One of mine pictured below is a 2013 commem for JFK. Cal [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here’s your chance to acquire totally artificial, very expensive rarities. The Royal Mint and Stack’s Bowers are auctioning a single 5-kg gold...
Saw an announcement in Coin World that the only Long Beach show this year will be the one this month. Used to be 3 times per year. The show is...
SB has announced they will merge with A-Mark. My guess is that A-Mark is acquiring SB from Spectrum Group International, the current owner....
Recently had a French 100-franc pattern coin, designed by Bazor, graded at PCGS under gold shield service, which includes photos. The obverse has...
First, a rant. I always ask for coins to cross at the same grade … for the first submission. When coins don’t cross, the grading service does...
Recently acquired a French 1928 2-franc piefort (double thick) coin in an auction. Coin has Oscar Roty’s beautiful semeuse (female sower) design....
Was just looking at the British mint (i.e. Royal Mint) annual report for 2023-24. Link is below. Production of coins for circulation was 16...
Many collectors are familiar PCGS #’s. They uniquely identify coins’ types and varieties and appear on every slab. They are 4-6-digit numbers....
Like a brew or single malt in a friendly pub while you search for rare currency issues? Try the Little Brown Jug in Minocqua, WI. Cal [ATTACH]
Pic below is from a coin and currency show in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, India. It shows a model of an Indian Chandrayaan 3 rocket covered with...
The quiz was in progress when cointalk took its summer vacation but had been posted for a while. Members had answered 2-1, 2-2 and 2-4 correctly....
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