I'd probably spend them, but have a interesting story about someone doing just that. The local coin club, of which I am Treasurer, has an...
I don't know the CFA members thoughts, but your question about oak leaves could be why obverse 10 and reverse 16 were chosen instead of those with...
From Numismaster, with images: "A new medal will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11,...
I think it's the wrong path and that there are other, better options, posted here. I don't think this effort by the CCAC will produce the desired...
... here is a post, with photos, about one I designed for my local coin club's 50th anniversary. The coins were minted by Silver Towne LP.
Doug Winter, of raregoldcoins.com, just posted an article titled "What Do Original United States Gold Coins Look Like?". A good read, illustrated...
And designed the two scrip denominations, which include vignettes from the U.S. 1896 Educational Series Silver Certificates. I wanted a 'classic'...
I wrote an article about my local coin club's use of custom scrip (kids bucks) to encourage young collectors to participate in club auctions,...
Posted by the always-informative Doug Winter, and coins I likely will never own; unless, maybe, Publisher's Clearinghouse comes knocking at my...
Those from high-value farmland areas might be interested in this comparison of investment returns. Some Iowa farmland is now above $5k an acre....
Fourth and final part of the series, from the booklet "Coins, Currency & Canberra" from the Royal Australian Mint. Didn't realize that the U.S....
From an article on Vietnam.net, some Vietnamese are rejecting circulating coins, both because they turn very dark from use, and from a preference...
Another article reposted from The California Numismatist, by Dr. Sol Taylor, on the scarcity of the new-design Lincoln cents in circulation, at...
Further thoughts from another well-known dealer: John Feigenbaum of David Lawrence Rare Coins calls it a 'win-win' for DLRC.
Legend Numismatic's Laura Sperber just posted a 'Hot Topics' article about this, providing some additional perspective; available here.
From The E-Gobrecht, Len Augsburger tells of an 1841-O closed-bud, small-O Seated dime eBay find by collector Dr. Tim Cook.
Posted with permission from the Royal Australian Mint, part 3 from the publication "Coins, Currency & Canberra": "Gold was discovered in...
Ten Rules for Avoiding Seated Liberty Fakes, from the latest issue of the E-Gobrecht (reposted with permission).
This was posted on last week's E-Sylum (recommended weekly e-newletter on all things numismatic, with emphasis on literature): a new website for...
I surrender. I obviously did not write my post well enough to convey my intent. To those offended by my apparent profligacy and/ or inexperience,...
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