The "Le Grand" Mint in, I believe, Germany has been striking a huge number of coins authorized by Cameroon. How they chose an Hindu goddess I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] FYI: you can still find some things on eBay. I recently got this 6 coin set that is mostly matte (FM) issues and then a...
I don't especially want to give away my own bias, but this is a coin that has me wondering about the TPGs - and not because it is my coin. Do they...
This coin from 1976 is FM and struck in matte uncirculated quality. It has been 10 years that the first was found, and no others. The Mintage as...
Unbelievable purchase off eBay a couple of years ago. The 1848/7 overdate seems to show up more frequently. I like this one: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow, was I ever impressed when the bidding for this hit USD 3150 the other night and this for a silver proof of the maligned Franklin Mint (BTW, I...
OK, I recently got two coins and gave them just a bit of treatment. They are off eBay. The first is a halfcrown that I got in the hopes that it...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH]I absolutely love this design that was magnified and detailed in the 1914 5 Lira but found in the 1 Lira and 2 Lira coins of the...
Well nice coin, not expensive and attractive. This version may have been aftermarket “prepped”. Does anyone have more information? [ATTACH]...
Here ya go, an actual struck USA gold $5 (* well an asterisk for a reason - what is that?): [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This came up for auction the other day in the Heritage sale. Note that this is a series I have followed for many years and note that I have NEVER...
I rather like this design IMHO attractive in matte and original Mintage of 250 - and NOT released in any sets: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ok, this might be a bit esoteric but as I sporadically collect British Commonwealth Caribbean coins, I have a number of the 1968 Anguilla $25...
After a long travail, I at last got this coin from a Spanish auction. After all the time and crazy fees and bank declining transactions it arrived...
I am frequently perplexed by the grading done at the TPGs....Grade this if you please. I see that what appear to be marks are mainly/all due to...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] These apparently have mintages of about 50 each in Proof-Like, and like the 10 dollar coin posted elsewhere I had to liberate...
I just got this back from PCGS. Except for the contact mark on shin it might have done better, but still a beautiful coin: [ATTACH]
This is an extremely rare coin in proof like format with the matte unc.s fairly scarce but not nearly so. I submitted it with the thought it would...
Well, I recently had this graded by one of the major TPGs and was quite surprised - GTG if you will. A bit of background: the FM struck coins...
In 1984 Panama struck a 9 coin proof set that is relatively scarce and recent eBay sales in the last week or two have been in the upper $800...
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