A small date is like porn: I know it when I see it :)
I'd suggest perhaps Joel Anderson -- nice guy, seems honest to me. I buy from him when he goes to coin shows, but nowadays he doesn't do many,...
OK, I'll bite: VF
Yes, geography dictates coin distribution. We only get new "D" mint coins out here in California, although eventually a smaller number of...
Hey FRETBOARD -- why did PCGS deem "Genuine Not Gradable" that beautiful Ceylon 5 Rupee you posted above?
That link I posted works for me, but you can search ebay.com for item 180552482812 and find it, too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180552482812&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Now I know what that coin is SUPPOSED to look like....
Nice set. There's another issuing authority with Edward VIII, again no portrait: India (Kutch), 5 Kori, 1936, y67, .937 Silver, .4178 oz. ASW,...
It appears to be a 19th century Tunisian design, but I can't pin it down based on that photo.
In the Krause Standard Catalogs, if I see something like this: Bahamas KM# 19 15 Cents Cu-Ni, 25mm, ... Shape: 4-sided Can it be assumed...
Does anyone know what happened to numismaticon.com ? It's been down for a week or more ... Thanks, Dan
Is there any instance yet of a coin commemorating a stamp?
Demand down? I don't know if Occam's Razor would apply, but perhaps native demand has gone down since the earthquake. --Dan
Nope, it's 1304, not 1303. Note how it branches out from the middle of the top bar, rather than just waving along? --Dan
Dahomey I want one of the Dahomey silver coins, preferably a topless one ... They're just out of my price range so far.
Yes, I've used it a few times to buy stuff.
The 2009 Catalog shows, for Newfoundland km18: Date Mintage VG-8 F-12 VF-20 XF-40 MS-60 MS-63 Proof 1938 500,000 0.50 0.75 1.50 2.50 16.00 40.00...
When I cracked open the piggy bank I'd had since I was a wee lad, my much-older brother had already become a coin collector. He swapped all of my...
OK, the popcorn's getting cold ...
Going through my coins I see some of similarly-named composition, and I'm wondering, what's the difference between "Nickel-Clad," "Nickel-Bonded,"...
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