gogu wrote: ? "Panta Rhei" ?????? ??? ?????? ... gogu writes: He is nothing of the above but I still don't want to see him seriously ill... I hope he have just decided that his attitude was provoking more...

I'm writing on a small article about coin covers and would like to know why these covers are made and to whom they are sold. Are there any of you stamp or coin collectors who collect such covers? or is there a special group of collectors who buy them? Thanks in advance for your feedback /...

During the past couple of weeks I've had a few phone conversation with an elderly man who was thinking of selling his collection of Morgan dollars and Gold coins. He faxed me a list of about 80 coins that he had bought over the last year, along with what he paid for them (close to $225,000). ...

Well, here it is as promised, my first RCC contest. The contest runs from now until midnight, Wednesday, September 23, 2003 (Eastern Daylight Time, that is, New York City time) so you've got ten days to enter. The contest is open to everyone who reads this message on RCC, anywhere on the planet. ...

Hi everyone! Can anybody tell me if a lot of counterfeits exist of the Hong Kong 1866 1 dollar coin? If so, how can you distinguish the difference from a real one? Or can anyone tell me more about where these counterfeits come from? best regards, Peter Paul de Jong

I have an aluminum coin (?) about the size of a Half Dollar. On one side it says: 1 STEPHANS GROSCHEN and on the other side it has a picture of a large cathedral with a date of 1950 with a text around it: SANKT STEPHANS DOM IN WIEN. Can anyone identify it? Value? Thanks. I believe...

I'm getting back into actively collecting coins again, and I'm wondering about the advantages of buying slabbed coins. For example, I'm seeing 2013 silver Libertads being sold slabbed for about 3 times the unslabbed price. Is there any reason I would want to buy the more expensive version?

Obviously I can't comment on it, but here it is for your entertainment: http://www.asa-accugrade.com/press_release.php -- K6AZ WEB PAGES http://www.k6az.com/web_pages.htm

Hi I have some sort of a German ''coin'' or so, that probably is made after Adolf Hitlers dead - the text on one side of the ''coin'' says: ''Adolf Hitler 1889-1945'' and there is a portrait of Hitler. The other side says: ''Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer'' and then there is the eagle and...

Just got a second inquiry from a customer who is justifiably annoyed that I didn't reply to her email. Heck of it is, I replied within three hours, at almost midnight on Friday. The culprit? Guess who. Here's what I explained to her. Anyone using AOL for business mail needs to pay attention,...

1. You've been blocked from bidding on AH-Collectibles auctions on eBay. 2. You've been called "Dumb&$$" by that childish wunderkind ftecaw. 3. You have a killfile, and a columnist from a Philadelphia newsrag is in it. 4. On the other end of the auction forum, you would kill for one of...

I realize many people consider coins a bad investment, and that many of you here are into the hobby of coin collecting more than the business of it. I was told 2 years ago, "Don't invest in coins, they are not a good investment". But I read some books and did some research and decided that it made...

Whats the average age of collectors in here? 27 here.

No link to this rumor, but it was on TV on The Five last night, and Huffington Post ran a blurb on its web site. Seems the feds are seriously considering issuing a platinum coin worth a trillion dollars to avoid the debt ceiling. I did a little math on the deal using the current $100 Platinum...

Today, the charity known as "Save Eric's Coin Collection" received not one, but three, very generous donations! Big thanks to Alan and Cliff for the extremely generous packages they sent! From Alan I received a quartet of cents that have seen little handling: a 1905 Indian, a 1967 Canadian, and...

From his coin world column: The 70-point grading system is clumsy, illogical, difficult to understand and has erratic spacing. Changing to a 100-point scale is difficult, but doable, and merits a discussion. Comments?

On Sunday, September 2, 2001 at 10:31:29 PM UTC-6, Georgia, USA wrote: Hello, I have several 1976 encapsulated gold looking coins 1-1/2" diameter in leather case. Has the Great Seal saying American Revolution Bicentennial and Statue of Liberty with 1776, 1976 reverse. The little pamphlet...

With thanks to Alan Herbert (I don't think he'd mind my sharing). Steve Here's the list, complete except for last year. Regards, Alan Herbert The AnswerMan For information about the American Numismatic Association, go to

Hello again, everyone! Yes, I've been on an extended leave of absence from RCC - sorry about that, if you care. If you're happy about that, sorry I'm back! Well, not really sorry. I just started reading RCC on and off, again, and remembered all the fun discussions we used to have. And I kinda...

http://www.executivecoin.com/servlet/Detail?no=7420 has a fairly nice picture of the 1942/1-D overdate, but it's still not clear to me how to identify a 1942/1-D overdate dime, quickly or otherwise. Any ideas?