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Make sure to get PVC-plastic holders (often called “flips”) to avoid the damage that PVC does to coins. Many good coins have been deeply compromised by PVC damage. Brands like Saf-Flip or others that… (View Post)

I continue to organize and cull my collection -/ great fun on a rainy day. I have solved a few mysteries along the way, but am still stumped and baffled by three remaining coins. Any help is truly ap… (View Post)

Fun fact: Elvis Costello references the ship “Empress of India” in the lyrics of his 1989 song “Veronica” (on which Paul McCartney plays bass guitar). (View Post)

It has been a very good thing for the hobby to have an industry standard guide and catalog, even if price data was always suspect. Having catalog numbers for attribution and identification purposes a… (View Post)

Oh brother(s), that’s a lot of siblings on a single coin! Bob, that’s a great example of a wonderful coin. I may need to expand my brothers count above the 3 found on the Thaler I acquired earlier th… (View Post)