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NCLTs: Sorry, I just can't get into them.

Posted 10-02-2009 at 06:29 AM by Billy Kingsley

Here's a topic that I've been thinking about for a while. NCLTs, or, Non-Circulating Legal Tender. For some reason, I just can't get all that interested in them. I don't really know why...they are perfectly viable options for collecting. It's not like I dislike the designs.

When I think about coins, which is often, as I have a lot of time on my hands

it's not NCLT's. I'm thinking about the coins that actually circulated and it is those I want to add to my collection!
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Why I'm not a big fan of grading.

Posted 09-30-2009 at 07:12 AM by Billy Kingsley

If anybody ever actually reads this, perhaps this will be a little controversial. That is not my intent, but it might be...so please bear with me (that is, IF anybody ever reads this!

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Now obviously, grading does have some big advantages, especially in this day and age, with counterfits so prevalent. A graded coin is, most of the time, sure to be genuine. Sure, some may slip through the cracks, and there are even fake slabs out there now, but that is by far not the norm. So that,...

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Currency, Part two.

Posted 09-28-2009 at 08:41 AM by Billy Kingsley

Wow, I filled the 10,000 character limit in the first post! I could write a book, if anyone actually wanted to read what I posted!

On another currency topic, *Star Notes*! These fascinate me. I don't know why, but they do, and based on the following they have, I am not the only one. Maybe it's because they are different from the norm. Maybe because another of my many interests is astronomy. Maybe, subliminally, it's interesting to have something that the government clearly admits making...

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Currency...my thoughts and plans

Posted 09-28-2009 at 08:39 AM by Billy Kingsley

While my previous postings have been about coinage, I think I will change subjects somewhat and talk about currency.

Let's start out right away:
I Love currency!

In fact, when I am thinking about my hobbies, which is what I am doing pretty much any time I am awake, I find that I am thinking about currency more then anything else. While the number of coins in my collection far, far outweighs currency, I find that I am beginning to enjoy currency a bit more. I will...

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First Coin Show

Posted 09-20-2009 at 05:35 PM by chip

Today I attended my first coin show. The show was held in Rockford which is not too far from home base, so I decided to attend if possible.

I mentioned the show to my wife during the week, and she decided to attend with me, since we are both so busy during the week it made the anticipation more exciting to me.

One of the strongest pieces of advice mentioned many times by the experienced collectors was to not buy at your first show, instead to walk around, talk to...

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