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Re: Who has more fun in Numismatics, the Coin Collector or the Coin Dealer?
Coin collectors, by definition, must be having more "fun" with coins. For them, it is "just a hobby", something to relax with and spend spare time with. It can be walked away from… (View Post)3 -
Re: Are English auction houses starting to combat over grading?
Long ago - we're talking hundreds of years ago - coin collecting was the eccentric hobby of a few rich people. These collectors soon realised the concept that coins in better condition were wort… (View Post)3 -
Re: Are there many women who collect coins?
I know it does change, depending on which part of the world we're from. In North America, eastern Australia, Japan and South Africa, it's very highly male dominated, and hasn't really … (View Post)2 -
Re: Are crossovers 'blinded'?
I don't think so, or at least, not completely; they can't give a coin a proper grading while it's still in the rival slab, and don't want to crack it out of the rival slab unless … (View Post)1 -
Re: Fairly extreme die wear on German 1915-F 1/2 Mark
I have to say, I see things like that happening on a coin and my first thought is "counterfeit". (View Post)1