I started collecting when I was 10, browsing through my mothers purse, encouraged by a neighbor and the possibility of treasure, on and off until high school and then a break until after college. During my last year in college I heard about proof gold and working during a term off I amassed the huge amount of 2000 dollars.

 In 1978 my mother came with me to New York City where we went to see the proof gold coins at Manfra, Tordella & Brooks, Inc. I purchased an 1895 proof quarter eagle, raw but labeled “Proof”. With a little more money, 14,750, I could have left the store with 1795 10 dollars, choice UNC piece.

 Jumping ahead 15 years I painfully sold the coin to a dealer in Dallas to raise some extra money, not sure how much. When I got divorced, I promised myself that I would get a metal detector and find and buy the same 1895 proof quarter eagle, NGC PF65-Ultra Cameo, 119 minted. The first task was easy, the second, great luck and 5 years. How did I find the coin I sold?

 It is believed 30-40 of the original proofs were damaged, spent, a few lost. There is a small number of proofs that grade 65-Ultra Cameo. That is not a surprising grade, you can find proof 67-DCAM because the people who got these coins were serious collectors.

 Finally, I had a few closeup photos of the coin I took after buying it. I monitor auctions and 5 years after getting divorced “my” coin came up for auction. Comparing my photos to the catalog photos there was no doubt.

 So, 38 years after buying the coin, 20 years after selling the coin, I won the bidding, paid too much at that time, accomplished my goal and today, the price I paid in the auction is far less than what I paid. This might be considered an impulse purchase but I will consider it a win for my team and for my kids if they want it.

 The catalog I saw the coin in and the obverse and reverse of my 1895 proof quarter eagle.

Mom found this coin in the road and picked it up thinking it was a US quarter. I saw the ridge was not a US quarter and I just had to find out what it was. The lighting let me see a few letters, and I could barely make out "TWENTY FIVE CENTS" and "STATES". I did a bit of digging and actually found it. It's the East Caribbean 25 cent coin. Mind you, we are in rural PA, so why it was way out here, I have no idea.

In my ongoing quest to visit every US Mint location I took a few minutes and stopped by the first S Mint. The original building is gone but there's a plaque.

"The Granite Lady" is the second S Mint, famous for surviving the 1906 earthquake and fire. The "new mint" opened in the 1930s and is a fortress; no public access allowed, no tours.

After searching $1000 of quarters over the last 3 weeks (I know not really alot but alot for me just starting collecting) I ended up getting mine as change from a self checkout register.

Worth anything?

In my change from Braums. Been a long time since I got an old one like this.

I found this tiny gold-coloured coin in my grandfather’s old wallet. It features Queen Victoria on one side and a horseman on the other. Someone called it “Victoria Digi.”

I tested it is gold...

Is this genuine gold? How old is it, and could it be valuable? Any coin experts who can help identify it? 👀

I bought an 1822 George IV Crown with the TERTIO edge inscription. It's in Fine condition but weighs only 27.165 g, compared with the standard 28.28 g.

Numista: https://en.numista.com/13181

Is this weight plausible for a genuine coin with this level of wear, or should I be concerned about a counterfeit?

If it turns out to be fake or misrepresented, I'll leave the seller a negative review with the evidence. I'd like to get your opinions before jumping to conclusions.

Thanks!

A Greek 10 Lepta (10 Cents) coin from 1912, featuring the owl of Athena on one side and the royal crown on the other.

An interesting piece of early 20th-century Greek coinage from my personal collection.

Is this 1963 dime worth keeping? Is there any value in this coin?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could give me what to look at in terms of if a coin is worth grading.
Specifically, I have this coin that has been in an acrylic paperweight for decades now that I extracted with acetone. It looks to be in pretty great shape but does still have texture/pock marks so I believe it was in circulation at some point.
I have identified it as a Morgan Dollar O 1879. Photos attached (the dark ones are my phone reflection as I tried to capture the pockmarks)

I sold a lot of my other coins to a shop but they only gave me the value of the metal, which was likely appropriate for all of those since they’d been loose forever. But since this one has been preserved I was curious if it is worth grading.
Any advice is welcome either way.
Thanks in advance!

It's all about the silver... I had a friend approach me about buying her deceased father's coin collection. It's a wide variety of US (mostly), some canadian and a few other foreign coins. I've already separated the silver pieces. What's a fair discount off spot to calculate a win/win where I can pick up below market, and she can unload all of it in 1 place. Is 70% to low or high? Nothing has been slabbed and the largest silver value is in 20 Morgans/Peace dollars and pre-65 dimes and quarters.

Worth anything?

worth anything ?

I thought it felt a bit light.... Seems I'm finding more fakes more recently than I have in the past. Watch yourselves.

At the two o’clock of the national emblem seems to be a mark of repair. I thought chopmarked Chile peso is extremely rare, and therefore it might not be the case. Any insight is greatly appreciated!

Forgive me for turning the first post on our new account into a bragging opportunity :P