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“Buy the coin, not the holder” is excellent advice. However, the holder and the sticker (or lack thereof) must be considered, especially if not viewing the coin in hand or if one wants to maximize fu… (View Post)

PS I’m disappointed that the moderator moved this thread. Anyone collecting US coins should be interested in all coins that were legal tender, not to mention that our coins were derived from the fore… (View Post)

Perhaps of interest, the seller of the 1725 20,000 reis I just bought was threatening, perhaps facetiously, to melt it when gold was about $5,500/oz. I paid about $5,600/oz. for a beautiful AU detail… (View Post)

Many foreign coins circulated here, but only certain ones were legal tender as specified by various coinage acts, beginning with the 1793 act and ending with the 1857 act. A fun and educational colle… (View Post)

I’m in the skeptic camp. I have no patience for folks that don’t do their homework. The internet is a huge and quick resource, generally accurate, and available to anyone capable of finding their way… (View Post)