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First we need to know whether the listing price is "proper." If it is proper, a bidder will be wasting effort if she offers less than 75%. The seller in the OP demonstrated that his listing… (View Post)

This was many years ago. I had been collecting these VOC duits for my son, who wrote his dissertation on the diamond industry in The Netherlands. The coins were struck in The Netherlands, but circula… (View Post)

In a coin show at the old Statler-Hilton in Los Angeles, 1960s, I found a foreign gold coin on the floor. About half eagle size. I asked the nearby dealers if they had lost one. None had. (View Post)

Houseofseleukos (View Post)

**** I've been collecting Dutch crowns for many years. This 1874 was my first of Willem III. Polished, so not what I want, but it was very sharp, bright silver-white, and cost just a few dollars… (View Post)