coins_r_fun

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   by coins_r_fun 6y ago

   I can recommend r/coins, r/AncientCoins, r/papermoney, r/Coins4Sale, and r/exonumia. Outside of Reddit, the cointalk.com forums are excellent. I'd stay away from the PCGS and NGC forums, at least for a while.
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   by coins_r_fun 6y ago

   You missed an opportunity to learn from that blank stamp, I think. It probably could have taught you something about the manufacturing process of stamps.
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   by coins_r_fun 6y ago

   They're minerals , Marie! Seriously, though, you just described my experience of the coin collecting community pretty well, too. You've got the people who have full collections of mint state Buffalo nickels, and you've got
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   by coins_r_fun 6y ago

   Also, the numismatic community is one of the least toxic communities I've ever encountered online. Sure, there are corners of it that aren't great, but, most places I've been are very welcoming and helpful. Nobody will laug
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   by coins_r_fun 6y ago

   For coins specifically, I can tell you what I like about them. I collect coins from all across time (literally back to the 7th century BC, when the first coins were minted), and all over the world. To me, they're tiny little objects