Which microscope does everyone recommend for coins? We're not trying to see atoms here, just details on surfaces and perhaps evidence of tampering...
I have a 1938-D buffalo nickel with an obvious D/S mint mark. I'm trying to attribute the exact variety. I'm pretty sure it's an FS-511. What...
This coin obviously has an old cleaning, but I know TPGs are forgiving of old cleanings on silver coins. Do you guys think it would straight...
This is probably the most heinous auction I've ever seen on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/353267775060
I’m primarily a coin guy, but dabble in colonial bills. I have Eric Newman’s book and like it, but I’m wondering if there is a grading guide...
A guy at work had this sitting on a book shelf. I've worked with him for two years and had no idea he was a numismatist, so I mentioned it to...
I recently taught another round of the Coin Collecting merit badge for some Boy Scouts, and one of the Scout's mothers had these images of a trade...
Check out the harsh cleaning on this Trade Dollar: https://denver.craigslist.org/clt/6450520567.html I contacted the seller and he claims it was...
I bought this in a coin store in Phoenix yesterday. I'm grading it around AU-50, maybe AU-55 on a good day. What caught my attention was the...
I'm a big fan of the phrase, "buy the book before the coin." So, can anyone recommend a good book on the Woods Hibernia series?
Check this one out: https://cosprings.craigslist.org/clt/d/rare-1979-wide-rimmed-slvr/6399933791.html
The only coin magazine I currently get is the ANA's for members. What other ones would you recommend? For what it's worth, I'm not interested in...
I spotted this one at the same place I bought the EAC; however, you can see it's a *little* out of my price range. The owner was kind enough to...
I was in Estes Park, CO yesterday with my family and stopped at an antique / coin / stamp / gun dealer on a whim. I came home with this 1787 New...
I took an interest in these, and bought a book based on a recommendation from this board. However, I haven't found any "red book" type book,...
Who's going? Once again, despite living within commuting distance of Colorado Springs, I'll be unable to attend. I have yet to attend a single...
Johnmatt from this forum read that I teach the Coin Collecting merit badge, so he sent me a counterfeit 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent to use in teaching...
I've tried to register for Coin People three times. Each time, I get the email with the link to activate my account. I click it, and am told my...
I've been meeting with a group of Boy Scouts to help them earn the Coin Collecting merit badge. I even made a huge power point presentation with...
I was finishing up a coin collecting merit badge with a group of Boy Scouts last night. One of them brought in his modest collection. He had a...
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