My goal is to get kids into collecting. I like coins and stamps that illustrate history, but I am open to other type of collecting. Collecting can...
I joined the ANA (American Numismatic Association) and then gave my membership # to NGC for a free basic membership (saves $25). ANA also has a...
I notice that US bullion coins have a value struck onto the reverse of the coin, but if you look at the legislation authorizing the commemorative...
For ancients, I visit Harlan Berk in Chicago from time to time
Joined online coin club that uses Zoom video conferencing platform. Facebook group meeting monthly 1st and 3rd Sunday evening at 7pm.
I looked on eBay and found a similar medal selling for $170. 16 ounces!
I know there are chronogram coins in other languages too, Arabic and Hebrew. I don't have any examples yet, but they're on my list!
my daughter says it looks like a lady golfer swinging at a priest in prayer. Odd!
I’ve been searching for 20th century chronogrammes and found this in Belgium.
How do you think this affected the auction prices? It seems like the final hammered price would be lower if there are no active bidders.
I was visiting friends in Brussels last month and went into a local coin shop and purchased a few Austrian Netherlands and Spanish Netherlands...
The other 4 grades were: 1869/69 IHC MS61 BN FS-301 1870 IHC MS63 BN 1871 IHC MS65 BN 1872 AU Details-Cleaned
Here's the final grades from NGC: 1882 IHC PF63 RB 1862 IHC MS62 1863 IHC MS64 1865 IHC MS64 RB 1867 IHC MS64 RB 1873 IHC open 3 MS65 RB 1879 IHC...
NGC graded the 1870 IHC as MS63BN
I like watching the price of commodities and looking for trends. I recently noticed Bitcoin making a big comeback in 2019, mostly Chinese buyers...
just received some tokens from a fellow collector. No date or lettering on the token, so I just assume it’s a farthing, as listed?[ATTACH][ATTACH]
This coin is on my wish list. Most of my students are unaware of Mexico's history, geography, and culture. Putting history into their hands helps...
Here’s the photos of my 1870 IHC, what appears to be die cracks on the obverse.
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