Yeah, its an entire retirement project for me if I get around to it. I am like you, having individual coins but then having bags, boxes, rolls,...
I hear you man, but sometimes you just get busy. I usually open it up, but many times nowadays do not have time to attribute group lots. I am...
No doubt. I simply throw them in the safe and forget about them. I do admit I am getting more leery of buying anything with a box anymore, since...
Interesting post @geekpryde, thanks! I never sell coins, so interesting to hear stories from those who do.
Lol, I get you. Elizabeth Taylor playing her in the 60's has skewed people's perception. No one at all doubts her intelligence, ambition, etc. She...
Remember that those were very different periods sir. The bust of her drachms were of a younger bust, whereas she was over 40 when the tetradrachm...
Many other coins also show her portrait. I own the tetradrachm of her and Antony from Syria, as well as the drachm from Alexandria, and there are...
Good poll. I always find these hard without coin in hand due to limits of photography, meaning light can wash out what is there potentially. I...
I agree, and was going to bring up bitcoin. BUT, what happened when Bitcoin went up? Gold went down. Is gold losing its long term store of value...
World gold council:...
But is it simply central bank sales? I know the Russian central bank is buying, but new production was 3,644 tons of gold in 2023 and recycling...
I am a little younger than you Randy. I never had a silver half dollar given to me, and silver was extremely rare in change when I was in...
I agree the 2016s look nice. I bought all three in the aftermarket, (I think $1300 total, I liked when gold was cheaper), but those were more...
Interesting idea, but I agree @jeffB poor design choice for high relief treatment. The draped bust or gold turban head designs I would say are...
Yeah, modern gold commems are pretty low mintage and expensive. I only own the 3 coin Queen's 36th birthday set and the International year of the...
Yeah, lots of commemorative notes, even odd denominations and sizes. Like I said, I do not collect notes really, (only notes in my main collection...
My wife is Thai also OP. I haven't gotten into the currency very much, (I think I own a few Rama VII, VIII, and IX notes). To be fair, I am mainly...
Cool. I have seen such toning both from coins in books as well as coins in government packaging.
No, pig mouth is Lanna coin of higher quality silver with bulge on one side, (frequently broken), and the underside the same golden color as tak...
You have two tiger tongue money from Laos/Thailand, one ching money that weighs 4 baht from Lanna, (most likely Chieng Mai or Chieng Sen), a tak...
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