Doug was very kind and helpful when I first joined, pointed me in the right direction not only with a coin enquiry but also with photography. I...
I’ve done this too but I was too young to appreciate the experience, !
There were many “special edition “ limited issue proof coins and sets marketed in the UK in the 70’s and 80’s and my father bought them all. This...
Well, call me cynical—you can—but I see no benefit in this nonsense for true collectors. The entire concept simply creates a monetary autocracy...
[IMG] I bought this coin as a gap filler until I can find an original coin. It is a subscription minted Australian Zuytdrop 2011 .999 silver...
Thanks @longshot and thanks for sharing your coins. I would 100% agree that the 8 Reales is from the Hollandia and no real reason to doubt the...
I thought I would mention that some of my better Republican and Imperial coins are being auctioned tomorrow at The Coin Cabinet on line. See...
Augustus for me too particularly as this could be the start or part of your 12 Caesars aureus collection!
Me too , I posted on a server checker and it said it was a domain problem not me.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is an interesting coin that turned up recently which was recovered from the SS Central America. It is an 1854 Chilean One...
Wow 75 years collecting , fantastic! I will never reach 12000 posts but God willing may reach 75 years collecting, I am on year 60.
On page 2 of this forum you will read about the sinking of the SS Tilawa. See https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-shipwreck-corner.417027/page-2...
Welcome, this is a great forum, enjoy!
This is my AI answer ( not me ) This is specifically, a Merovingian silver denier or an closely related early Anglo-Saxon sceat (sceatta) dating...
That's what I thought had happened but clearly this was not the case with Randy, sadly nothing surprised me any more with auction houses.
On Ebay I use Auction Sniper because if there is something stupidly described, if you bid you attract attention and then the bids pile in. My bids...
Hi @Randy Abercrombie . Don't be disillusioned. Probably means they are honest! This is how it works. You bit $300 but someone bid $400 the day...
Coins are likely shipwreck coins @Chris B . If they have been cleaned and show environmental damage they likely to have never reached Spain. If...
I just noticed that today is the first anniversary of the day I started this thread.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I was pleased to pick this coin up at a South African coin auction recently. It is a gold 1/3 Mohur (5 Rupees) of the Madras...
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