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Decide what your interest is first. I would also get the 1801-1900 catalog and review that before spending any serious money. (View Post)

I like the whole series from the 50s...5 thru 50 centavos (View Post)

1) Online through known dealers. They save me the time (and money) of searching for myself, and weed out the crap. 2) Auctions Online. This is for foreign only, valued about $2000 or less. I can tell… (View Post)

I suppose the metal could have gone anywhere on the coin, and then displaced some in other areas. Maybe they have higher rims? I notice that the shields on these tend to wear prematurely. Could be a … (View Post)

You need to look at a lot of coins in hand, over a lot of time, and learn what the right appearance is for whatever it is you are interested in. After that, you should be able to tell from internet p… (View Post)