FROM: http://heritage.com/articles/2009/11/18/milan_news_leader/news/doc4b02fd0041425727932837.txt Milan man finds happiness selling coins, preaching the gospel Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 By Krystle Dunham, Heritage Newspapers Six years ago, Ralph Lefler opened up a coin shop in...

At the end of the Standard Catalog of World Coins entry for Hesse- Cassel in the 18th and 19th century books there is an entry for "Ober- Hussen". The only description in the SCWC is "regional coinage". Does anyone know what the region was and why it had a separate coinage? I've tried searching...

It looks like most of the big 2-page CW & NN advertisers have been aced out with the latest Lincoln & Chronicles set. Not one of these companies is yet offering any for sale. Where they usually seem to list a supply of every new Mint issue in their ads as soon as the issue becomes available,...

November 17, 2009 Since the last newsletter * 50 coins have been added to our online inventory Coins Added With this issue of "What's New" listing of 50 new ancient coins to the Classical Coins website, www.classicalcoins.com , is announced. To quickly review these new listings, visit...

I got $10 worth of cents today for the cash registers and they were all D Log Cabins. I might trade. mk

What's going on with silver? Up $1 per oz right now from yesterday's closing price. Gold is up $23 per oz too. Stock market is up too. Jud - the intrinsic wonderer

Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091111/D9BTK7G00.html JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago. About 70...

Coin World reports that the shield design has been chosen for the new reverse of the venerable Lincoln cent.

On Oct 30, 4:01*pm, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote: "Paawpaaw" wrote in message ... What became of the Christmas swap? 8----------------- I've been wondering the same thing.

Hi I do collect world coins but I am on the low end of the hobby. I collect circulated coins mostly and a few commemorative here and there up to $10 US dollars and on a few occasions some up to $20. I shouldn't be much of a victim in the price range that I collect but still I am wondering which...

Here's yet another Owl. Can't get enough. This one is also atypical, and interesting, and for several reasons, one being the price. With apologies in advance for my crassness (what, talk about money when talking about coins, how uncivilized), anybody want to hazard a guess as to what, and why?...

On Nov 9, 7:01*pm, varois83 wrote: Hi How do you spot a fake from a real of these large Japanese coin? An example is below. http://www.galata.co.uk/Articles/Dollar%20and%20Yen%20Forgeries.html Thanks

Hello all My Internet service provider has had some problems with there newsgroup. There web service, tech support page, and newsgroup (Usenet) was down. I have not seen any updates or new posting yet this Friday afternoon. I hope to see this posting..

Lots of fascinating talk here lately about coins. g Here's something. Anybody see anything wrong with this Owl: http://rg.ancients.info/misc/Owl9.jpg This is a trick question. -- Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide

Got a 1936 Buffalo Nickel Friday, and today I got a 1939 Wheat Cent. This after finding a Maine-S quarter, a Kansas-S quarter, and a colorized Vermont-P quarter over the past 2 weeks or so. Steve

Hi, so far this year I've bought the following gold coins for intrinsic value and investment value: 1928 st. gaudens ms 63 $20.00 $1,081.00 2009 gold American eagle ms70 $1,141.00 2009 ultra high relief $20.00 gold coin $1,149.00 (i bought this one the day they were...

Hello, Since the beginning of the year, I've been collecting each bicentennial cent as they have came out; I'm only waiting for the new Presidency release. I've read articles in both NN and CW about the Fed's lack of orders for new coinage due to the bad economy. In places were the cents are...

The latest quarterly edition of Mint Error News is available free for downloading: http://coins.about.com/od/errorcoinsdievarieties/qt/mint_error_news.htm?nl=1 In addition to some great photos, it lists pricing for many error varieties.

I have 2 American Eagle Proof W mint mark. I want to sell one. When I look on Ebay the price ranges ALOT slabbed MS70 sem to be way to high. Should I send both mine into be graded? If either grade that high sell it? I can then crack the other out and put back in original case. Also is there a...

Saw the link on a MD board. FF the video to about 1 minute to get past the opening spiel and then about 3 minutes to get another close- up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49Dqoh8JZM BTW, if you watch it to the 4:30 mark, an ugly looking V nickel makes an appearance.