I've heard the term, now I want to know the why and how of it. When talking about a pocket piece, do you mean you have a coin without any...
I just bought a roll of 30 Ike dollars and there were only 2 that had a problem. But the rest are good. Anyway, I want to know what the best way...
I remember when I was young and going through my junior scientist project book reading about making a small battery using coins. I never did it...
I found this ad in a magazine and was upset at what they did to a Walking Liberty half. I never did like making coins into showpieces anyway...
Are all of these quarters DDO? I won one at an auction for a friend of mine who already has one, and he says no. Unfortunately the magnifying...
I am getting ready to open a bag of Buffalo nickels, but I know already that a lot of them don't have a date that can be read. I suppose I could...
I went to my local coin show today which happens on the first Sunday of the month, and it was crowded! I didn't even have a chance to sit down...
And I'm puzzled. I've read about them, but this is my first one. And maybe I wasn't paying much attention to the discussions about them. The...
I'm a collector of coins. That's my current hobby, and like other hobbies I've had in the past, I like to share my enthusiasm with others. At...
I know there is a rather complicated formula (any math is complicated for me!) to determine the difference melt value of any coin. But how does...
Okay, I bought the book because, like a lot of collectors, I have some Kennedy halves and I'm also interested in the Franklin's. But I don't...
When I started collecting back in the Dark Ages, I bought a little book that let me simply put a check in a box for the grade I thought it was....
That is to say, except for online sales, do you get a receipt when you buy a coin? When I buy at a coin show, I typically don't get one. At...
I picked up a library book that I might end up buying. It's called "Money: The True Story of a Made-up Thing" by Jacob Goldstein. It is an...
Following the maxim to buy the book before the coin, I've done just that. Having only one ancient, I think I want to try to expand my collection....
I thought it only appropriate to wish everyone here a Happy Julian New Year. This is actually the Eve of the new year as I understand it...
I have been checking out online auctions, thinking I might try one. However, I'm stopped by the buyer's premium. I don't see why I should pay it...
I was showing my recent purchase to some friends and they asked me what it was worth. I thought they wanted to know how much I paid for it, but...
At a coin club auction last year I picked up a freezer bag of eight nickels. There is one for each year from 1952 to 1959 and they all have some...
I know some of you have found good buys at pawn shops, and there are some jewelry stores that also deal with coins. But I wonder how reliable...
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