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Re: NEWP: 1890 Great Britain Farthing MS65
People normally buy these coins for the provenance, for the story - not because the coin itself is anything to write home about. The idea that coins wrapped in paper and stored in ambiguous condition… (View Post)1 -
Re: The Decline of Coin Collecting
I think it is really a matter of affordability. If "the young people" (however that's defined) seem uninterested in collecting "the classics" (however that's defined), i… (View Post)3 -
Re: Do you ONLY have US coins in your collection?
I voted for the last option, though "a little US" is perhaps relative. I'm in Australia. America is "just another foreign country" to me. But because of American coinage'… (View Post)1 -
Re: How do you think the controversies around 2026 coin design are likey to affect collector value?
These "controversies" would only affect future value if the "controversy" in question resulted in coins being either withdrawn and destroyed or simply not issued in large numbers,… (View Post)1 -
Re: Blue Ribbon coin conditioned
1,1,1-trichloroethane was once a common solvent, favoured as a household solvent because it was (a) cheap, (b) less toxic than many other solvents, (c) non-flammable and so was much safer to work wit… (View Post)7