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Euro Central & Oest Nr340 - Gelderland Nijmegen Municipio 6 Stuiver 1686.

27 Oct 2017: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you may be! Heron is super pleased to report Central und Oest Europa coin issuing entity number 340.Yes, this coin is a dandy! Acquired from a local Socal dealer. Heron is continuing his effort...

Standing liberty quarter

I have a standing liberty coin with a bullet hole in it. Does anyone know if this was a suvienir thing in the 1920's? The date has been shot out.

Europa C&O Nr339 - Austrian Niederlande Brabant Liard 1749

20 October 2017: Greetings to all coin collectors, where-ever you might be!In the ongoing effort to keep this coin chatting place alive, Heron reports EuropaCentral & Oest coin addition number 339. An interesting item issued when the Austrians owned ...

Europa C&O #338 Roermond Oord 1610 Copper

13 Oct. 2017 - Greetings to all coin collectors every-where! Heron is reporting C&O Nr. 338 in an attempt to keep this C&PM chatting place alive. Although it appears to be a losing effort! Seven days between 'posts'... Yikes. However, this Roermond i...

Fake counterfeit US Mint 1 oz. Silver Eagles - How to spot the fakes fast!

There has been a flood of US Mint fakes from CHINA, especially the 1 oz. Silver American Eagle bullion coins... Every time I bought these coins from eBay or local sources it was a problem going through a stack to verify authenticity, so I invented th...

Europa C&O Nr.337 - Piedmont Republic 2 Soldi- An 9 [1800].

5 October 2017: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you might be! Heron continues 'reporting' additions in order to assist in keeping this coin & paper money chatting place somewhat alive. Item Nr. 337: Piedmont Republic - 2 Soldi - L'an 9 [1...

American Depression Era Counterfeit Notes

Good afternoon all, I was hoping for a little help... We purchased what appears to be American depression (1930s) era counterfeit notes from a local sale here in, Jersey. The notes were sold by an elderly woman who stated her father once owned a Gene...

Europa C&O #336 - Zwolle, Oberijssel - Duit - Copper - [16]39,

25 Septiembre 2017: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you might be!Heron continues to 'report' acquisitions to assist in keeping this coin chatting place alive. Heron is very pleased to report Zentral & Oest coin number 336: The Coin: Zwoll...

Please help me identify this coin

Hi I found this coin but I can't figure out what it is, hopefully one of you can help.Thanks, Caroline

Odd Roosevelt dimes

At a local coin shop the owner wanted me to look at 2 odd Roosevelt dimes, (sorry no photos).Each had what appeared to be a raised "bump" on the obverse. At first it looked like it was struck with a pointed center punch on the reverse side. Each "bum...

Resolved! Harco Coinmaster Albums

Came across a box them, mostly used some new. Seems based on what I am reading these are bad for coins and should be thrown out. Is that correct?

Europa C&O #335 Bydgoszcz 3 Polker [16]24 Silver

15 Septiembre 2017: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you may be! In the ongoing effort to help keep this coin & paper money chatting place alive,Heron reports a coin from Municipio Bydgoszcz. No, elHeron cannot pronounce it.However, this i...

Euro C&O #334 Ferrara Municipio Copper Quattrino 1748

1 Septiembre 2017: Greetings to all coin collectors any-where! In the ongoing attempt to help keep this coin & paper money chatting place 'alive', Heron is verypleased to report the acquisition of the following coin of the 'boot': Ferrara - #334 - Qu...

Nicaraguan Cordoba

Hi,I have a 1912 Nicuraguan Cordoba that I inherited. Can anyone give me some info regarding to value? Attached are a couple of images. Thanks for any help. SueSue

40th anniversary edition whitman coin

I would like information on this coin. Is it worth anything? If I should put it on ebay what price should I start witht?On one side of the coin it says Whitman Coin Products /one troy oz..999 fine silver/Racine Wisconsin. The other side says 40th Ann...