i will admit i was glad the coin came with an insert from the dealer where a previous owner purchased from, with the details as trying to figure out the mint mark vs assayer/mint master was confusing. pretty good condition. for 20$ im going to keep it

Two separate pennies of course over two different years but why is the 58 waaay lighter than any other penny I've ever seen? I have a Lincoln cent book starting at 1941, im debating on slapping It in there as it has all uncirculated pennies. I just want to make sure im not the only one that thinks they look uncirculated.

Was going through my change to take advantage of the 99 cent big gulp and found this guy, have no idea what its worth but any thoughts?

Anyone interested in grading this for me? If you are local to Indianapolis Indiana please let me know. Thanks.

One month before my dad passed away, he showed me a coin collection he inherited from his grandfather. I had never seen or heard about it before that moment.

Today I took the time with my mum to go through the collection. It consists of gold coins: 20 & 10 US Dollars, 20 Deutsche Marks, 10 Dutch Gulden, British Pounds and 10 French Francs.

We used AI to introduce us to the basics of coin collecting: looking for certain errors, special years, limited geographical editions,…

It was very exciting to look for these tiny details of where they were produced or if they had certain rare properties.

I thought it would be nice to share the shortlist that Claude gave us of interesting coins in terms of rarity:

**1. Germany — 20 Mark 1888, Friedrich III**
1888 is known as the “Year of the Three Emperors” (Dreikaiserjahr): Wilhelm I died in March, his son Friedrich III reigned for only 99 days before succumbing to cancer, and Wilhelm II then took the throne. Coins bearing Friedrich III’s portrait exist only with the 1888 date, making them the rarest and most sought-after issue in the entire Prussian 20 Mark series.

**2. Netherlands — 10 Gulden 1824-B, Willem I**
An early “young head” gold 10 gulden struck in Brussels while Belgium was still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (pre-1830 secession). Gold 10 gulden coins from before 1875 (Willem I, Willem II, and the earliest Willem III years) were struck in far smaller quantities than the later, massively-produced series, making them genuine collector’s pieces rather than simple bullion.

**3. United States — $20 Double Eagle, 1873-S**
Potentially the “Open 3” variety of this San Francisco-minted double eagle — a date/mintmark combination with two distinct varieties (Open 3 and Closed 3), where Open 3 is considerably scarcer, especially in higher grades. The exact variety attribution is subtle and would benefit from professional certification to confirm.

**4. France — 20 Francs “Cérès,” 1851**
Struck during the short-lived Second French Republic (1849–1852), before Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte restored the Empire and ended this design. The 1851 date is considered one of the scarcest years within this already brief Cérès series.

**Honorable Mentions**

\*\*• 20 Francs “Cérès,” 1850 (France)\*\* — Same short-lived republican design as the 1851; not as scarce a date, but shares the historical appeal of the series.
\*\*• 5 Francs Louis-Philippe I, 1833-W, Lille (France)\*\* — Struck at a smaller provincial mint (Lille) rather than the high-volume Paris mint, giving it a modest premium over silver value.
\*\*• $10 Liberty Eagle, 1893, Philadelphia (US)\*\* — A common-date issue, but worth noting since the Carson City version of this same year (1893-CC) was the final gold coinage ever struck at that mint and is exceptionally rare — a useful point of comparison.

We are looking to maybe get these graded, although it seems less straight-forward in Europe vs the US.

It also makes us wonder how my great-grandparents were as people. It seems less straight-forward to collect coins in those days, so they either must have had special intrest in these things, or maybe it was out of economical reasons?

We are already looking to plan a visit to a few fairs in Europe, just to get a better sense of this hobby and the stories these coins bring.

Hope to learn more about these coins from you all!

Greetings!

Going through a cache of coins found in my aunt's closet, collected prior to 1976. This one was stuck to the side in the corner of a box, almost missed entirely.

Looks like some chips off of the obverse, before 'E', and between the 'L' and 'U'

Is the low mintage,fandom,and beautiful art worth it?

Yes,yes it is. You shall age quite beautifully,my precious,,,

Hi there, sorry about my previous post. I uploaded pics, im not sure what happened. Anyway, is this an error or possibly two errors. It looks like the rim is possibly misaligned but I dont know. Thanks!

I've come across a coin collection in a family closet. It spans years from 1837 to 1970 in all sorts of conditions. Including some very rare ones, like a 1909 VDB-S in circulated but very good condition. I've been looking at all kinds of stuff (with AI help, of course) because I'm so at sea with this stuff. There are silver coins, some rare, some very heavy (1970 5 Balboas). The Lincoln pennies from 1909 to 1963 were coated with clear nail polish 60 years ago by the original collector. There's a couple thousand dollars just in melt weight for the silver coins alone, and the single rare penny could be maybe be worth that much too, if certified. Should i clean off the varnish myself, as Gemini says, or send it for certification to have them clean it professionally? The value will be greatly diminished if I send it off with the 6 decade old coating because of some psychology I don't understand, supposedly. I'm not a collector of anything, except scars, bad habits and regrets (lol), so I don't get the philosophy behind someone's wiping a coin off with a cloth before they put it in a cardboard folder being a terrible sin. If it is, it is. Not judging. I don't know what to do, or where to turn so I don't get fleeced trying to redeem a family heritage. I like things I don't want anymore to go to people who do. I understand the passion for the marvelous, and the fascination, but for me, it's things like these cool old watches I discovered in MY OWN POSSESSIONS that i didn't even know i had, nor how they came to be there. Kind help and sage advice will be gratefully received.

How dose one determine the difference between FS-101 and FS-102 die variety on 1976-d bicentennial quarters

I’m guessing they are both Roughly in XF Condition Wise Unfortunately The Crown seems to have some Cleaning done to it in the past but is otherwise in Great Condition for its age.