General Coin Discussions (new threads)

Missing US Entries

Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:50:20 +0000

Where are the dates for US dollars between 1981 and 1999 in the Excel spreadsheet?

Also, I have a 1986 US Lady Liberty Silver Dollar. Where should that be listed?

Thanks,
Bassam

is anyone still here

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 05:21:54 +0000

this is like a ghost town

Errors

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:25:01 +0000

I nd a lil help

Silver Commemoratives

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:25:40 +0000

I have completed a 1850 to 2015 coin type set collection and am working on another. Are Silver Commemoratives included in a type set, such as the 50 cent 1918 Lincoln or the 1925 Stone Mountain? Trying to find more than a few of these in an XF or better condition is an expensive proposition. Is anyone including these in their type set? Any thoughts on the subject?

Just wanted to say "Hi" from Kansas

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:44:25 +0000

I've been collecting coins for many years, but got to the point that I was becoming bored. So I took a look at "Type Set Collecting" and quickly became hooked. What a breath of fresh air. Happily I ran across this website and its wealth of information. I'm still learning the basics of Type Set Collecting so hopefully won't bore anyone with any questions I might have in the future.

Claykan

Thanks For the US Template

Sat, 20 Sep 2014 01:38:33 +0000

I just grabbed the 2x2 template for my 20th Century US TS. Thanks, this is nice!

I'm in love...

Thu, 31 Jul 2014 22:03:25 +0000

I am a huge huge huge type collector. I don't like collecting just one coin or series as I get bored with it, I mean I love Walking Liberty Halves and Standing Liberty Quarters and Buffalo nickels but I just get bored collecting the same coin over and over and over.

I have done three different US type sets a 7070 and the Whitman 20th Century album for each of my boys. I was thinking of doing one for myself to in MS grade as its not an overly expensive set and I have been thinking of also doing the Whitman 20th and 21st century album too that is even easier to do as they took out all the varieties like the t1 standing liberty quarter and t1 buffalo. I have also thought about doing the littleton US type album and looking into other albums.

But my new project is I decided to start a crowns of the world type set. That's how I found this website as I was doing research for the different crowns of the world. I am going to mix it with a modern bullion of the world theme. So say you have a 1890's jubilee UK crown but you also have a UK Brittania coin or Canadian Maple Leaf and a Canadian Dollar or a Morgan dollar and a Silver Eagle. Mixing the modern with the ancient.

I think the Dansco crowns of the world album will be the album I go with but what a pain of an album. It has 5 pages a 36mm, 38mm, 39mm, 40mm and 42mm page. The 36mm seems almost worthless as the Canadian dollar is the only 36mm I could find, I might ditch it for a 37mm page an then I can at least put in the Peruvian Sol and the Austrian Philharmonic on the page. Has anyone done this? Problem is the dimensions on a lot of the coins for example the New Zealand Crown is 38.61mm so would you try and cram that in the 38mm page or have it loosely sit in the 39mm page. Same say with the Silver Eagle thats 40.66mm do you try and fit it in the 40mm page or do you buy a 41mm page. Anyway know of way to add a little filler so a coin wouldn't slide if you went up to the bigger page.

Help with wolrd coin template

Fri, 02 May 2014 19:32:28 +0000

Hello. I need help. I am student in computer science i want to create a database in SQL for coins. I would appreciate if a member could send me his coin teritory in an excel file! I need a completed template which contains some of the follow: value, country, metal, mintage, date, price, weight etc

Thanks a lot

Booker T. Washington Half Dollar - Fake?

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:13:57 +0000

I have a Booker T. Washington Commemorative half dollar.

If there is no Mint Mark on the back below the slave cabin does that mean that the coin is a fake? I got it an a local auction.

How can I send photos?

Thank you for your help.

Funny "What if" Money Articles

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:55:15 +0000

One of our readers passed this story on and it is a cute if not funny article on what money can be. For example, on the TV series Star Trek they occasionally talk about credits but you never get to see what a Federation credit looks like. Also, for those concerned I did perform a google site diagnostic on the link and it returned safe browsing & no malware results. Hope you enjoy the article :)

Regards,
Ken

http://www.paydayloan.co.uk/Fun-Stuff/payday-money-the-past-present-future-and-fantastical-part-1.html

Help identify Canada Victoria 10 cent coin

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:13:01 +0000

Need help identifying a Canada Victoria ten cents coin- obverse normal but reverse has some sort of design I've never seen before ( no crown, no date). Design very difficult to describe except that it sort of "resembles" the isle of man coin design. Any help in identifying this coin or some lead as to where else to look would be greatly appreciated. Tried the Krause publications for World Coins without success. Thanks. a

1907 philipines peso

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:41:48 +0000

I recent bought a 1907 phillipines peso and I was wondering the value. It has no mint mark. But my 1909 does could someone tell me wat the value may be? Contact me directly at moc.liamg|87trebornoskcid#moc.liamg|87trebornoskcid. Ty

1973 mountie Large bust for sale

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:34:56 +0000

I have a circulated 1973 RCMP coin in very good condition. will consider selling

Back Safe & Sound

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:59:54 +0000

Was off-line most of the week thanks to Hurricane Sandy but finally have power & internet back :))

Collecting ancient and medieval coins.

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:59:14 +0000

Some time back, I read an article by a collector
of ancient coins. His approach was to collect whatever was available. He explained that the ancient coin market is subject to considerable fluctuation. What is common and inexpensive today may be rare and pricey a year from now. In the short time I have been collecting British monarchs, I have found this to be true. When a dealer gets
in a large lot from a hord or an estate auction, she or he is going to want to move a lot of the coins quickly. This is a good time to buy.

This is why I don't estimate what the collection will cost me. I know I can' afford it. But also know, or rather suspect, that somewhere in the deep soil of England there is a hord of several thousand coins of King Harold Godwinson which were buried to keep them out of the hands of the advancing Norman army. One of those coins is destined for my collection.

Update

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:34:08 +0000

I haven't been here in a while, so I thought I'd drop by and say "hi." All of my collecting efforts right now are going into a collection of British monarchs. That is coins with the portraits or inscriptions of a monarch of Great Britain. The idea is to collect one coin per monarch. I made an exception for Queen Elizabeth II. She gets three coins with young, middle aged, and elder portraits. I may do the same for Queen Victoria, but not until the collection is a little further along. The coins themselves don't have to be British. Edward VIII is from British East Africa and William IV is from the English East India Company. Other than those, I have coins from the United Kingdom, England, and Northumbria. I'm having a great time with it.

I hope everyone else is having fun with their collections. I'll try to drop by more often.

Mexico 1759-Mo P 8 reales

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:37:47 +0000

I was trying to search for more information on this coin which is part of my collection but could not find any. I saw some Mexico 1759s 8 reales with Assayer "MM", "R" or "MF" but none with "P" I wonder if anyone here can help me out.

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Thanks.

Happy Memorial Day

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:30:08 +0000

To all of the U.S. Members, have a happy Memorial Day and remember to give observance to all of the brave service men & women that made sacrifices and to those that gave their lives in service to their country.

Canadian or US Silver Coins

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:49:44 +0000

Hi,
I’m a bit of a profane here looking for some advice. My uncle is a coins’ collector and for his 50th birthday we want to offer him some coins. The Canadian coins look like they are purer. Am I mistaken? Which of the two bear the greatest long term value?

Thanks for helping.

Consto.

South African Proof gold coins

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:19:18 +0000

I have a variety of South African gold coins from the SA Mint and Mint of Norway. Amongst is the 2 Oz gold Nelson Mandela Robben Island, 1 Oz gold Kruger rands and the Nelson Mandela 90 the birthday MS67.
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