by Scarsdale Coin | Mar 27, 2017 | Coin Appraisals, Announcements
Perhaps even more brazen than the infamous theft of a bucket full of gold woth $1.6 million from an armored truck in broad daylight in Midtown Manhattan last September 29, moments ago local German press has reported that thieves broke into...
by Scarsdale Coin | Mar 27, 2017 | Coin Shows
We at Scarsdale Coin are very happy to launch a new 1/10 oz silver replica three cent piece. We have already been taking orders from our website and will have the launch of these popular pieces available at the Baltimore Coin Show. Hope to show you them...
by Scarsdale Coin | Mar 24, 2017 | Coin Appraisals, Numismatics, Resources
There’s a big difference between buying coins and collecting coins. Buying coins is more of a random activity based on likes, preferences or attractions at any given moment, while collecting coins is more of a purposeful directed long term commitment. In both...
by Scarsdale Coin | Mar 17, 2017 | Announcements
Congrats to this teen for finding a large diamond in the dirt! MURFREESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A teenager has found a 7.44 carat diamond at a state park in southwestern Arkansas. Officials at Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro say the rock found Saturday by...
by Scarsdale Coin | Mar 11, 2017 | History, Numismatics, Announcements
This lecture discusses the beginnings of Islamic coinage in the seventh century and its vast trajectories within the Arab lands and beyond. It begins with an in-depth survey of its Byzantine and Sasanian precedents and provides a basic outline of “Arab-Sasanian” and...