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Redfield Cases

Posted 08-18-2009 at 08:23 AM by Fosterscove

Could someone tell me the exact size of the Redfield slab. I need to make a case to hold them.
Thanks

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The native american tribes in the northwest part of our continent erected totem poles, these poles would display carved images of birds, animals, fanciful designs, and were part of the tribes history. A totem would not only set a respect on the totem it would also carry penalties for violating the totem which is the taboo inherent in totems.

In western culture as it has developed our totems are not found erected on poles, they are most often put on coins and traded among us. They...

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Silver and Gold

Posted 08-09-2009 at 01:23 PM by chip

Back in the late 1800s William Jennings Bryant made a speech at the Democratic political convention that electrified the audience and secured for himself the partys presidential nomination, the speech was in favor of a fixed rate of exchange of 16 to 1 silver for gold, this was not so much a revolutionary idea but a return to the previous sherman law which had been repealed. Despite his oratory though Bryant lost the election, the Republican answer to "free silver" was "sound money"....

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1938 Jefferson Nickel PCGS MS67 FS (6249934)

Posted 08-02-2009 at 11:36 PM by Lehigh96
Updated 08-02-2009 at 11:41 PM by Lehigh96 (Re-Categorize Blog Entry)

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item...125&Lot_No=361

Auction Name: 2009 May Long Beach, CA Signature US Coin Auction #1125 Lot: 361

Gorgeous 1938 Jefferson Nickel, MS67 Full Steps

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Toning Freak

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Historical Archive of Rainbow Toned Registry Quality Jefferson Nickels

Posted 08-02-2009 at 11:13 PM by Lehigh96
Updated 08-02-2009 at 11:42 PM by Lehigh96 (Re-Categorize Blog Entry)

The purpose of this blog will be to chronicle past auction sales of rainbow toned registry quality Jefferson Nickels creating a permanent source of reference for those interested.

Each successive blog entry will be titled with the coin type, date/mm, TPG, grade/designations, and certification number. The body of each entry will provide a full color photo of the coin including certification tag, auction listing details including (date, sale #, lot #, and price realized), auction listing...

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Toning Freak

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