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"Obverse". Non-coin-people probably assume you've mis-spelled "observe". "Reverse". A perfectly normal word given a new but related meaning by coin-people. It proba… (View Post)

Just a reminder re: terminology: An "Overstrike" is where an already-struck coin is used as the planchet for a second coin. This has happened officially and is quite normal in some non-US s… (View Post)

Quoting from the Wikipedia article on pillory: It's a good thing we now have the Internet to provide public entertainment... though this is kind of a 17th century version of the good old fashion… (View Post)

Google, define "contrarian" for me. OK, sure, I've got bucketloads of that. Conventional wisdom says that if you've got $1000 to spend on coins, you should buy just one $1000 coin… (View Post)

One of every coin type, date and mintmark ever made. Anywhere. Since 650 BC. For less than $500 each. You didn't say it had to be an achievable goal. ;) :D It's been 45 years since I starte… (View Post)