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LOOSE CHANGE: OCTOBER 8, 2023Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor Pu Yi Wedding Type20 Cents Here's a more harmonious example of a dealer discovering a seller's treasure. -Editor 
Several times a week the Boston Gallery gets calls regarding world coins that people inherited from parents or grandparents acquired during travels in the past. Usually these accumulations comprise demonetized coinage often commonly traded as world poundage in the industry. There are a few instances when some silver coins are picked out of the lots. And then there was this exception. A few weeks ago, a woman called and stated that she and her siblings inherited an accumulation of world coins and inquired if we would give her a valuation and an offer to purchase the coins. We scheduled an appointment to review her coins and give her an offer to purchase. When she came in, we found the collection to be better than the average accumulation of world coins that comes through the gallery. It contained many common silver coins circulated in different parts of the world and, hidden among them was a high-grade silver coin from China.
I informed the woman that she has a China, Year 15 (1926) Tientsin Mint
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As the previous articles show, working with a dealer is as important as ever. Andrew Crellin of Sterling & Currency published an article on the topic this week - here's the introduction from his October 2023 email newsletter. -Editor
Australia's numismatic market has changed significantly over the three decades I've been involved in it - with the advent of eBay; Gumtree and the multitude of collector pages on social media websites, many collectors have the option of never needing to talk to a rare coin dealer. It won't surprise you at all if I say that coin dealers like myself still have a role to play in numismatics in 2023 - this article explains what it is. If you're thinking that the images included in it look a little bit screwy, that's because they were created with an AI tool...
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A Florida man was arrested at a McDonald's for counterfeiting. -Editor A messy McDonald's patron ended up in handcuffs after he littered the floor around his table with $100 bills, according to the Collier County Sheriff's Office. It happened Sept. 27 at a McDonald's in Naples before restaurant staff called the cops, officials said in a news release. Naples is about 170 miles south of Tampa.
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Well, it sure feels like an industry today, but behind all the business and money surrounding numismatics today, at its heart is a basic collecting interest found in all of us who enjoy the hobby. Here's a recently republished Dave Bowers column on the topic, opening with a quote from Joe Boling. -Editor
"Thank you for using the word HOBBY in the title of your June 19 Coin World column, instead of INDUSTRY. I detest the use of the latter word in conjunction with numismatics." The other day, I received a telephone call from an industrialist—he owns a factory in the Midwest—who had just entered coin collecting. The first thing he bought—and this was from a local coin shop—was a like-new 1943 zinc-coated steel cent for $4. He thought this was the greatest thing since sliced bread and was enthusiastic that such a low price could net him such a historical item. He was and is set to enjoy the hobby of coins. 
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