Answered my own question - finally found one on ebay. This is a round from the Letcher Mint from the '70s, assuming it isn't actually from...
Saw this silver round advertised recently as an ASE. Obviously not the reverse of usual "walking liberty" ASE, nor any US coin or common world...
investing for kids If you really want to teach kids about investing / business / inflation try Cashflow for Kids. It does a good job of putting...
Came across a few silver bars the other day and a few of them were sealed in plastic bags, i.e. Engelhard. Did some reading and apparently that's...
I've been doing some reading about detecting counterfeit gold and haven't seen this, so my question -- is there an inexpensive method for the...
What's scary is there are companies who will just make the fakes for you. Buy in China, sell on ebay. Anyone need a tungsten-filled, gold-plated...
premium Depending on the auction house and your state, you will likely have to pay a buyer's premium and sales tax. My local auction house...
Thanks for the tips! Follow-up question - anyone know a source for archival coin pages for 1.5x1.5 cardboard/mylar holders? All the ones I see...
I have some US coins, some inherited, some circulated finds, mostly pre-'65 silver with some cents and nickels. None of it is exceptional, so I'm...
vending machines I was thinking about vending machines the other day and wondering how productive it might be to get the coins straight from the...
Hi everyone, I've switched banks (long story) and my new credit union has a coinstar machine I can use for free, so I've been doing a bit of roll...
Where's the link to the official US Mint site? I click on the link above and it goes to a blog which has no link to any official press release or...
I didn't see any obvious past threads on this, so thought I'd ask. What's the best way to test the specific gravity of a coin? (assuming we're...
I've always been fascinated with the concept of money every since I learned in school how most modern currencies have effectively no intrinsic...
how useful is a scale? Newbie here (first post!) I'm getting back into coin collecting and have been reading with dismay about the flood of...
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