Not all gold glitters!: Numismatics, paper money, bullion, and exonumia

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Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

We've all probably got a beloved relative who had a coin collection, or a jar full of old coins, or a shoebox filled with old paper money from around the world. Some of us were probably lucky enough (or kissed enough rear end) to have it passed down to us, some of us weren't as lucky but got inspired to start a collection. Others may just appreciate the artwork, others may collect coins for their precious metal content, some even invest in coins! But, whatever the reason, collecting coins, paper money, tokens, bullion or whatever is a very interesting hobby in many ways, with thousands of passionate collectors squinting into loupes, digging through old coin jars and rolls or staying up waiting for ebay auctions to end, hunting for what will make their collections exceptional.

The themes and possibilities of each collection are endless. Some collect world coins, others have themed collections. Some try to collect one of each coin ever minted in their state or country, some look for the highest possible conditions in coins. Years, mint marks, historical context, engravers or sculptors, dead presidents, serial numbers, minting errors, they're all dots that can be connected to form the outline of a collection.

Now I'm relatively new to coin collecting, so I don't have nearly enough knowledge to share in this thread, but as it turns out there's lots of goons here that do! The Ask us how much your old coins and paper money are worth over in Ask/Tell is full of experienced collectors, appraisers and enthusiasts, so I took it upon myself, with their blessing, to take some of their posts from there, a lot of wikipedia links and make this thread for us to show off our collections and drool over other people's and maybe even inspire someone to start one of their own!

Wikipedia posted:

A few common themes are often combined into a goal for a collection:

Country collections: Many enthusiasts focus their collection on only a single country�often their own. In contrast, some collectors attempt to obtain a sample from every country that has issued a coin.[
Year collections: Rather than being satisfied with a single specimen of a type, a great many collectors collect type by year; for example, one Memorial Lincoln Cent for every year from 1959 (the year it was first minted) to 2008 (the last year it was minted). This is perhaps one of the most practical ways to collect a national currency since probably the majority of coin reference books and coin albums catalogue in the same manner.
Mint mark collections: Many collectors consider different mint marks significant enough to justify representation in their collection. When collecting coins by year, this multiplies the number of specimens needed to complete a collection. Some mint marks are more common than others.
Variety collections: Because mints generally issue thousands or millions of any given coin, they use multiple sets of coin dies to produce the same coin. Occasionally these dies have slight differences. This was more common on older coins because the coin dies were hand carved. But differences�intentional or accidental�still exist on coins today. Generally this is in a very small detail, such as the number of leaves on the ear of corn on the recent US Wisconsin state quarter.
Composition collections: For some, the metallurgical composition of the coin itself is of interest. For example, a collector might collect only bimetallic coins. Precious metals like gold, silver, copper and platinum are of frequent interest to collectors, but enthusiasts also pursue historically significant pieces like the 1943 steel cent or the 1974 aluminum cent. (Note that because the latter example was a pattern coin (a proposed design that was never produced for circulation) the U.S. Government considers private ownership of the 1974 aluminum cent illegal.)
Subject collections: Collectors with an interest in a certain theme or subject (such as, ships or eagles) may collect only coins depicting that interest.
Period collections: Collectors may restrict themselves to coins of the 18th or 19th century, while others collect ancient and medieval coins. Coins of Roman, Byzantine, Greek origin are amongst the more popular ancient coins collected. Some collect coins minted during a particular ruler's reign or a representative coin from each ruler. Collectors may also take interest in money issued during the administration of a historically significant bureaucrat such as a central bank governor, treasurer or finance secretary. Coins reflect the events of the time in which they are produced, so coins issued during historically important periods are especially interesting to collectors.

Coin condition and value
In coin collecting, the condition of a coin is paramount to its value; a high-quality example is often worth many times more than a poor example. Collectors have created systems to describe the overall condition of coins.

In the early days of coin collecting�before the development of a large international coin market�extremely precise grades were not needed. Coins were described using only three adjectives: "good," "fine" or "uncirculated". By the mid 20th century, with the growing market for rare coins, the American Numismatic Association helps identify most coins in North America. It uses a 1�70 numbering scale, where 70 represents a perfect specimen and I represents a barely identifiable coin. Descriptions and numeric grades for coins (from highest to lowest) is as follows:

Mint State (MS) 60�70: Uncirculated (UNC)
About/Almost Uncirculated (AU) 50, 53, 55, 58
Extremely Fine (XF or EF) 40, 45
Very Fine (VF) 20, 25, 30, 35
Fine (F) 12, 15
Very Good (VG) 8, 10
Good (G) 4, 6
About Good (AG) 3
Fair (FA, FR) 2
Poor (PR, PO) 1
In addition to the rating of coins by their wear, Proof coinage occurs as a separate category. These are specimens struck from polished dies and are often packaged and sold by mints. This is frequently done for Commemorative coins, though annual proof sets of circulating coinage may be issued as well. Unless mishandled, they will stay in Mint State. Collectors often desire both the proof and regular ("business strike") issues of a coin, though the difference in price between the two may be significant.

When evaluating a coin, the following�often subjective�factors may be considered: 1) "eye appeal" or the aesthetic interest of the coin; 2) dents on the rim; 3) unsightly scratches or other blemishes on the surface of the coin; 4) luster; 5) toning; 6) level of detail retained, where a coin with full details obviously is valued higher than one with worn details. If the coin is judged favorably in all of these criteria, it will generally be awarded a higher grade.

Damage of any sort (e.g., holes, edge dents, repairs, cleaning, re-engraving or gouges) can substantially reduce the value of a coin. Specimens are occasionally cleaned or polished in an attempt to pass them off as higher grades or as uncirculated strikes. Because of the substantially lower prices for cleaned or damaged coins, some enthusiasts specialize in their collection.

tl;dr version:

Ron Don Volante posted:

Coins are graded on a 70 point scale with a corresponding acronym, MS-70 being a perfect mint state coin with all details fully struck (this is virtually impossible to attain except for some 21st century coins) and 1 being a featureless disc of metal. 60+ is mint state (or uncirculated), which means the coin has no discernible wear. A higher grade doesn't always mean a higher price though--an AU ("about uncirculated")-58 coin might have a tiny amount of wear but still be a lot nicer than a MS-60. Not every number in the scale is used, as the difference between a AU-58 and an AU-59 coin would be impossible to determine--certain numbers are used much more frequently.

Magugu posted:

Coins are valued by 2 main criteria, rarity and condition (in that order.) Rarity is pretty self explanatory, the fewer the coins that are minted the rarer it is and the more valuable they are. Condition is the grade of the coin, the more detail that is left in the coin the higher grade the coin is, and by extension the more valuable it is. There is also a thing called condition-rarity, where its a fairly common coin but it is extremely rare in higher grades. Standing liberty quarters come to mind as a coin that has a lot of condition-rarity, just check the price guides and look at the value of the higher grades.

Resources

Jimmy James posted:

Here are some good links for the OP that I came up with off the top of my head:

http://www.sixbid.com/ - Great site that lists major coin auctions taking place worldwide. Most of the auctions are not for your average collector, but are still fun to look at. I would recommend going through the individual auction house's registration and bidding processes if you decide you are interested in. And as with all other auctions, always read the fine print.

http://www.vamworld.com/ - A good compendium of Morgan Silver Dollar varieties. Collecting by VAM is usually something pursued by the more veteran Morgan collectors, but it's something everyone should at least be aware of.

http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/ This is the most complete world coin price guide I've found online. It is an electronic copy of every single Krause manual. I have a physical copy of Krause, and everything I've looked up on the NGC website matches it. It's not really useful for anything made before 1600. There is usually a more detailed catalog for specific countries and time periods, but it's a good one stop shop for a decent amount of information. Prices do not reflect actual dollars and should only be used to get an idea of relative rarity/desirability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apn-kYEl-Xw - PCGS grading webinar 1: This is a shortened seminar on coin grading. It's really useful if you aren't already a knowledgeable coin grader. Each of these is almost an hour, and I found it really useful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTcdbqhhsSs - PCGS grading webinar part 2 : proofs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJKl4bOP9II - PCGS grading webinar part 3 : no grades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M75GZeKZb38 - PCGS grading webinar part 4 : counterfeits

Any tips on taking pictures? I can't capture the detail on the coins.

Zogo posted:

Using a scanner is the best option, if you have one.

Ron Don Volante posted:

If you have a macro-zoom capability on your camera, that's usually pretty good. Macro-zoom + a tripod + no flash + good natural lighting = best quality. Scanner might be a good option too.

I've got a couple 1922 Peace dollars that I want to sell but they are pretty tarnished, is it safe to just use some silver polish on them?

obscure_reference posted:

Please don't! Just like refinishing an old piece of furniture, much of the value comes from keeping the coin as-is. That beautiful toning on the Morgan dollar Ron Don Volante posted? Silver polish would've taken it away, plus all the rubbing you'd have to do would leave little marks that downgrade the coin's condition. Even if your coins have dark black tarnish, it's best to let an expert clean them after they've bought them from you.

A nice and simple display frame by Shere

Shere posted:

I thought about display options and eventually went a little arts and crafts about it. I went to a local craft store and grabbed a nice (deeply set so there's plenty of room for coins) desktop tri-fold picture frame, a couple sheets of blue foam and some black felt for backing. I used some identical sized but less valuable coins to draw holes on the foam, cut out some snug holes for my coins and now they're sitting pretty nicely on my desk in the frame. Since you can only see one side, this works better if you have two of the same coin so you can do one facing each way.
The frame is faced with glass and there shouldn't be anything harmful to the coins in the foam or felt. I'm just guessing here though. They sell double sided frames, but they're generally made to press two sheets of paper together, not enough room for a coin. Plus I feel like scraping glass directly against them is a bad way to go. Mine are just in a nice soft bed with glass in front of it.

Here's what I have so far:

There's plenty of room to work with things too, like you could put small labels under each one if you wanted. I just kind of slapped it together as a proof of concept, the spacing is a bit off and the cutting a little sloppy. Though the foam is rather forgiving, especially if you cut small - the coin will just stretch things to where they need to be. I cut out an extra hole for whatever Nickel I get next, I centered the half dollar high in the middle so I could put either a dollar coin or something large-ish down on the bottom. The right side I'm not sure yet. The foam sheets come in tons of colors and ran like 39 cents per pre-cut sheet, felt was even cheaper. The frame itself was about $8. No glue or tape or anything involved, just need some decent scissors. Also CLEAN THE GLASS before re-assembling everything.

This is a great thread! I think I have some old coins somewhere in the attic, and you're getting me interested in the hobby. Where did you learn what you know? Are there any good websites or books I should look into?

Ron Don Volante posted:

That's a great question! In coin collecting, or numismatics, the central mantra is "Always buy the book before the coin." The best book for new collectors to buy is undoubtedly the Red Book. It isn't so important that you buy the most recent edition as the prices will always be outdated (and slightly inflated) but it provides solid background information on all the U.S. coin series, and gives you an idea of the relative prices. I personally learned most of what I know from that book and from subscriptions to some numismatic magazines. You might see if you can find a copy of Coins Magazine at wherever they sell magazines nowadays (you could once get single issues at Borders, but so much for that). It isn't a very well-written magazine and the articles can be repetitive, but it still has lots of good info. You might also check out the ANA, the American Numismatic Association. My membership with them has lapsed, but it includes a subscription to a good magazine in addition to some other cool perks. I also learned a lot by going to coin shops and coin shows (where a bunch of dealers come together and sell coins). If you live by at least a semi-large city, there should be at least a couple of coin shows every year. Even if you don't want to buy anything, it's fun to just walk around and see what people are selling. It also might be worthwhile to see if there's a coin club in your area. The members are almost certainly going to be old people, but old people have a lot of knowledge and are always really welcoming to new coin collectors. You could also check out jpscorner for supplies and buy some albums if there any specific series that you're interested in collecting. I got started on a type set ten years ago (one of every type of U.S. coin ever made) and I'm still trying to fill up my album! Finally, I'd check out your local library for books on coins too. There's a good chance they'll have the Red Book, plus lots of other basic informative books.

I'll try and update the OP with any new stuff as it comes up!

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 13:11

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

To get the ball rolling I'll post my main coin collection. The theme is rather obvious: Space! It's amazing to me how many space-themed coins there are, from all over the world, and it's my goal to obtain at least one of each!

Marshall Islands 2014 $1 series: Soviet Russia in Space

Here presented in the series in which they flew, Laika (first living Earth-born creature (other than microbes) in orbit, in 1957), Belka and Strelka (first doggies to come back to earth from orbit, 1960), Yuri Gagarin (first human in orbit, 1961), Valentina Tereshkova (first woman in space, 1963). All coins are proof, silver-plated Cupronickel, mintage of 1,000.

USSR 1983 1 ruble: 20th anniversary of the first woman's flight into space, proof, Copper-Nickel-Zinc alloy, mintage of 55,000

Marshall Islands 1989 $50 First Woman in Space This coin is part of the Milestones of Space Exploration series issued in 1989 and consisting of 24 coins. 999 silver, proof, mintage of 25,000. Featuring Vostok 6, Tereshkova's spacecraft.

Mongolia, 2007, 500 Tugrik - Sputnik-2. Featuring Laika's bust overlooking the earth, and her spacecraft, Sputnik-2.

RIP little doggy. Proof, .999 silver, mintage of 500.

Mongolia, 2007, 500 Tugrik - Mir. This coin features the first space station ever, Mir, in orbit around earth. Proof, .999 silver, mintage 500.

Mongolia, 2007, 500 Turgrik - 50th anniversary from the launch of Sputnik-1. This little guy only weighs half a gram, is 11mm in cicumference and is actually 24k gold. Proof, mintage 10,000.

Niue, 2012 $1 - Stars Flight. One of my favourite coins, depicting Mir, the Milky Way and a holographic type stamp with Gagarin on it and Vostok-1. Proof, .925 silver, mintage 5,000.

USSR, 1981 1 Ruble - 20th anniversary of Gagarin's flight. Features Yuri Gagarin in front of the Salyut station with two Soyuz spacecraft docked, "1961-1981", hammers, sickles, rockets, i love this coin! (Almost?) Uncirculated condition, CuNi, mintage in the millions.

People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1979 10 Leva - First USSR-Bulgaria Joint Space Flight. Featuring Soyuz-33 that flew Russian Nikolai Rukavishnikov and Bulgarian Georgi Ivanov but suffered engine problems and had to return to earth before docking with the Salyut 6 space station. Proof, .999 silver, mintage 15,000.

Cuba, 1980 10 pesos - USSR-Cuba Joint Space Flight On the occasion of Cuba's first joint space flight with the USSR as part of the Intercosmos program. Proof, .999 silver, mintage 16,500.

Mongolia, 2011 500 Tugrik Yet another joint space flight coin, this time Mongolia's, the 30th anniversary. Proof, .925 silver, mintage 1,981.

Marshall Islands 1989 $50 First American Satellite Another coin from the Milestones of Space Exploration series, this time featuring Explorer-1. Proof, .999 silver, mintage of 25,000.

Hungary, 2012 1000 Fiorins - MASAT-1 The first Hungarian satellite launched, the MA(gyar)SAT(ellite)-1, a cube that's 10cmX10cmX10cm and mass of about 1kg. Proof, Cupronickel, mintage of 5,000.

Niue Island, 2014 $2 Soyuz A coin commemorating Soyuz's first flight in 1966. Proof, silver-plated cupronickel, mintage of 1,000.

Liberia, 2000 $20 Apollo X. Featuring the Apollo 10 shuttle launching in 1969 and the names of the crew (Stafford, Young and Cernan) Proof, .999 silver, mintage of 20,000.

Liberia, 2003 $5 Space Shuttle Columbia. Featuring the Space Shuttle Columbia in front of an astronaut with the inscription "1981-2003 IN SERVICE TO ALL HUMANITY". Proof, Cupronickel, mintage 50,000.

Liberia, 2000 $5 First Man on the Moon - Mission Apollo XI. Featuring Neil Armstrong planting the American Flag on the moon. I don't think it's proof, but probably in good uncirculated condition. Cupronickel, mintage 50,000.[/b]

Spain, 2000 1500 Pesetas - Millenium The certificate describes the coin as "a sykbolic link between the past and the future, featuring an astronaut watching the epic journey to the Americas by Christopher Colombus". Proof, .999 silver, mintage 50,000.

Guinea, 1970 250 Francs, 10th anniversary of the first moon walk. Featuring Neil Armstrong, the Apollo XI Lunar Module and a symbolic link between earth and the moon. Proof, .999 silver, mintage 26,000.

Australia, 2004 $1, 35th anniversary of the first moon walk. Fancy coin which, according to its certificate, utilizes an optic effect thingy patented by Kodak called Dynamic Imaging. So it has 3 images in one side (the planting of the US flag on the moon, Saturn 5 and Buzz Aldrin). Proof, .999 silver, mintage 40,000.

Austria, 2011 �25 - Robotik. This bimetallic coin features a robotic Vitruvian Man on the one side and on the other a render of the ExoMars Rover the first European/Russian vehicle planned to launch for Mars in 2018. Proof, 9 grams Silver/6.5 grams Niobium, mintage 65,000.

Fiji, 2012 $1 - Cosmic Fireballs series - Neuschwanstein This is a pretty awesome series of coins that have fragments of metorites in them! This particular coin is the cheapest of the series and the one with the lowest face value, the rest are all $10. It contains fragments from the Neuschwanstein meteorite. Proof, silver-plated Cupronickel and Tectite, mintage of 20,000.

[b]Fiji, 2012 $10 - Cosmic Fireballs series - Brenham. This one contains fragments from the Brenham meteorite which is a Pallasite that is, iron and rock. Proof, .999 silver, mintage of 999.

[b]Fiji, 2013 $10 - Cosmic Fireballs series - Chassigny. The Chassigny meteorite is actually Mars rock. That's right, I've got Mars rocks in my living room! Proof, .999 silver, mintage of 999.

That's most of them! I still have a few others but no photos of them yet. I'll post them some other time.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2015 20:02

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Super Aggro Crag posted:

I collect mainly U.S. 90%, U.S. bullion and private mint bullion from companies within the U.S., although I also have some sweet Engelhard bars. I keep my stack in a safety deposit box. I take pictures and inventory everything before storing it.

A roll of 1963 Franklin Halves

A roll of 1964 JFK Halves

A roll of 2014 American Silver Eagles

Do you only collect silver or also gold, platinum etc? Some gold bars are beautifully engraved, such as this one.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2015 21:11

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

WHAT SPACE THEMED PAPER MONEY? I've got some stamps but I figured that was about it. How about some recommendations?

# ¿ Mar 14, 2015 22:40

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

DominusDeus, good stuff! Do you collect foreign coins in general? If you can give me some specs that you prefer (age, condition, geographic location) and an address I can send you tons of stuff that I have doubles of. My grandpa was in the merchant marine for 40 years and I inherited his coin collection. It consists of circulated coins from all over the world, including some obscure island nations and stuff. Almost none of the coins are in good condition but quite a few are neat to look at!

Jimmy James I actually have that coin but its condition is nowhere near yours! Really liking it!

# ¿ Mar 16, 2015 15:54

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Pile of Kittens posted:

I got gifted a jar of mostly South American coinage from the 70s, which some of you may recall was a time of great market fluctuations in that region. This lead to many countries moving to coinage whose metal content had nothing to do with its face value, and many of them minting with aluminum, which gives a distinctive Monopoly-money feel to these 1000 peso/australe/real coins. Guess I should dig that jar up and take some photos for you guys?

Yes please! I've only ever seen aluminum coins from Greece and they feel so weird in your hand, and also cheap even with their lustre intact.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2015 07:48

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Antifreeze Head posted:

The Canadian five dollar bank note isn't paper, but it does feature an astronaut and the Canadarm rather prominently on the back.

Probably also the only bit of currency that made it's public debut from the ISS.

Oh that's just awesome! I'll definitely get one of those! Thanks!

DominusDeus, good finds! They seem to be in very good state aswell, maybe in the low MS's? I've got a few of them too but they look like poo poo.

Do you guys like to have your coins graded and slabbed? It seems to be all the rage here (Greece) but I honestly just don't see the point. Maube because I mostly collect modern coins that are already proof struck, or because I don't resell my coins.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2015 22:18

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Good stuff!

Since they're loose coins and not in slabs or capsules I'd say the best way to store them would be a coin album, especially if you'd like to display them. You could put them individually in those little cardboard rectangles too but they're not that neat to display.

Just make sure you don't handle the coins too much (unless they're already in bad shape), pick them up from the rim etc. If you feel it's worth the effort you could put on a pair of latex gloves too. I do that with my (pretty worthless) world coins collection but mostly because I don't like the smell of rusty filthy old coins on my skin!

# ¿ Mar 31, 2015 07:16

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Took me a while but I've had some new stuff in!

2011 San Marino 5 euro coin, 50th anniversary of men in space. 18g silver, mntage 48,000. It's supposed to be BU but it looks like someone handled it and it's got some finger grease =/

2009 Isle of Man 1 crown, 40th anniversary of first man on the moon. This is the cheapo CuNi version that was put in circulation, I'll eventually get the silver proof one.

1979 Bulgaria 10 leva, 1st soviet-bulgarian space flight..500 silver, mintage 35,000

1988 Bulgaria 20 leva coin, 2nd soviet-bulgarian space flight. .500 Silver, mintage 100,000.

2001, Russia 10 rubles, 40th anniversary of man in space. CuNi center in brass ring, mintage in the millions.

1979 USSR 1 ruble, Sputnik and Soyuz Monument. CuNi, mintage 4.5 million

2015 Austria 25 euro - Cosmology.Quoting from the certificate: "Featuring an illustration of the galaxy on the obverse and the European Extremely Large Telescope on the reverse, Cosmology brilliantly deploys its contrasting blue and yellow niobium hues to bring the sky at night to life. Due for completion in 2022, the telescope will enable us to look deeper than ever into the galaxy and perhaps help us find out whether parallel universes and extraterrestrial life really exist. We already know a great deal about the origins of the cosmos, including the solar system, the planets and even life itself. We already know that we humans are also made of stardust, thus a journey into outer space can in some way be seen to be a trip back home." Metal content 9g .900 silver, 6.5g Niobium, mintage 65,000

Greece, 2009 10 euro, international year of astronomy. .925 silver, mintage 5,000 in proof coin set.

San Marino, 2009 5 euro, international year of astronomy. .925 silver, mintage 50,000.

Romania, 1999 2000 lei polymer banknote, "total eclipse of the sun 11 August 1999", thanks for the heads up Al Harrington

Canada, 2013 $5 polymer banknote, Canadarm 2 and Dextre, as per Antifreeze Head's suggestion

Also, irrelevant with space but I also got my hands on a 1974 British Virgin Islands proof set that I really like:

For any bird fans out there, the birds depicted are:
1 cent: Green-thorated Carib and Antillean-crested Hummingbird
5 cents: Zenaida Dove
10 cents: Belted Kingfisher
25 cents: Mangrove Cuckoos
50 cents: Brown Pelican
1 dollar: Magnificent Frigatebird (.925 silver, mintage 12,000)

# ¿ Apr 16, 2015 08:24

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

I'm kind of torn when it comes to gimmicky bullion coins like the Zombucks series or the wowdog one. They look awesome, I'd love to have them, but I'm not sure if a few years down the line, when no one remembers the meme or when zombies are out of fashion, they will retain their premium as collectables. I'd hate to buy them for however much they cost now while knowing that in a few years their resale value would be just their silver content.

Super Aggro Crag, that's a very nice stack :d

# ¿ Apr 30, 2015 10:06

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Super Aggro Crag posted:

Thanks!

Yeah, that's just why I have one of each in the set. I've loved B-Movie zombie flicks since high school so I'll always be into them regardless of The Walking Dead (Z Nation is better ) or whatever else is trending at the moment.

Also looking to get sell/trade my 2 Engelhard bars if anyone is interested. $23 shipped a piece or both for $45. PayPal only. USPS only. Add $2 for tracking.

Anyways, I just purchased my first slabbed and graded coin on eBay last night. I scored a blast white NGC MS63 1904-O Morgan Dollar for $64. Not sure if I overpaid or not but it was in a lot better condition than the $50-$60 MS63 slabs on eBay at that moment. I wanted to stear clear of graded 1921 Morgans and any grading company that wasn't PGCS or NGC. Will post the auction pictures when I get home. She is sexy.

Please keep in mind we're not really allowed to sell or trade stuff in this thread (I asked). Check your PM's though, just in case :p

And yes, do post them pics!

# ¿ Apr 30, 2015 15:41

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Super Aggro Crag posted:

Pooper Trooper, for some reason sending PMs on the Awful App doesn't work all the time for me so just in case it didn't send properly, I shipped out your bars yesterday afternoon! Hope you enjoy!

Can't wait!

# ¿ May 6, 2015 07:32

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

DominusDeus posted:

So I have this whole famn damily now;

5 ounce, 1 ounce, � ounce, � ounce, and �⁄₁₀ ounce.

I feel as if I need a 2.5 ounce one, though... and maybe a 1 gram one.

This is Op Art!

Super Aggro Crag, just got the bars in the mail today and they're awesome! Check em out:

Also, for ingot enthusiasts this is pretty much as close to ingot porn as I could find

# ¿ May 14, 2015 17:26

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

DominusDeus posted:

So I got this [ obv | rev ] around the end of 2004, and sold it maybe in 2007 and regretted it ever since.

Decided to replace it a couple days ago with a not as nice one, but cheapest I could find and be sure of:

What's a trade dollar?!

# ¿ May 26, 2015 07:44

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Oh god, I haven't checked in for so long, you guys have acquired some amazing stuff :d

here's my latest additions, though in a rather different path from my main collection

rather lovely appearance wise but hey, old gold!

# ¿ Oct 28, 2015 23:26

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Sokrateez posted:

Wow that's a lot of sovereigns!

Yeah, as it turns out many people in my family gave these to my parents for me on special occasions, and I didn't even know about it until this weekend. Now that I actually have somewhere to keep them I asked them to give them to me. Not bad even if I say so myself!

# ¿ Oct 29, 2015 08:19

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

DominusDeus posted:

I need a Victoria sovereign in my life.

Actually there's a good chance both of mine are fake :saddowns:

# ¿ Oct 29, 2015 18:09

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Zogo posted:

This is what 950lbs of silver looks like:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2015/11/21/search-body-turned-up-220k-silver-bars/76163782/

Nice! I don't know why anyone would spend 220k on silver instead of gold though. Maybe he just preferred quantity.

# ¿ Nov 23, 2015 13:14

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Now that's pretty drat awesome, and I hadn't seen one before!

# ¿ Nov 29, 2015 09:34

Pooper Trooper: Jul 4, 2011; neveroddoreven

Long time no see! Yesterday I found a couple boxes with the rest of my grandad's coin collection. Nothing really worth noting, mostly heavily circulated coins he'd picked up on his travels, but I did find some silver in there!

3 medio balboas from Panama, all from 1975