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    If you’ve used Heritage Auctions : Is this a scam?

    Forty years ago I flipped a 1955 doubled-die cent in AU. Not smart but hindsight is better than foresight. Do I regret it? No. We all make...
    Post by: Bill G., Jun 28, 2021 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Inquiry about coin graffiti

    It means 'Thirteen." :>)
    Post by: Bill G., Jun 28, 2021 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Shell's Mr. President Coin Game question

    Hi Richard. I have several thousand of the aluminum game coins from the various Shell Oil promotional games. I buy collections in hope of finding...
    Post by: Bill G., Jun 28, 2021 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Shell's Mr. President Coin Game question

    Hi. Osborne Coinage minted 51,100 'Silver Eagle Winner' coins for the 1992 Shell Oil promotional game. Most were turned in for the prize, but...
    Post by: Bill G., Jun 28, 2021 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Shell's Mr. President Coin Game question

    There is no catalog value for an aluminum Chester Arthur token from Shell's Mr. President Coin Game. I've seen them sell on auction sites anywhere...
    Post by: Bill G., Mar 3, 2017 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Shell's Mr. President Coin Game question

    Hi Rushmore. Your aluminum Lincoln medallion is from Shell Oil's 'Famous Facts & Faces Game' promotion from 1969. There are some valuable...
    Post by: Bill G., Jan 16, 2017 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Instant Winner Tokens

    I would like to buy unredeemed Instant Winner tokens from oil company promotional games from the 1960s and 1970s. Many games had instant winner...
    Thread by: Bill G., Jan 16, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: Want Lists
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    Shell's Mr. President Coin Game question

    Hi Victoria. In Shell's Mr. President Coin Game, aluminum medallions were minted for presidents 1 through 32 (Franklin D. Roosevelt). These were...
    Post by: Bill G., Jan 16, 2017 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Large Cent - Can you guess the date?

    1804?
    Post by: Bill G., Jul 13, 2016 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    The Shell Mr. Presidents Game Tokens

    Andreas, thanks for the nice pictures of the BP promotions. There was a huge expansion of interest in both numismatics and philatelics during this...
    Post by: Bill G., Jul 13, 2016 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Is this called machine doubling?

    I do not believe this is an example of machine doubling. It looks more like a metal flow issue on a worn die. Machine doubling occurs while the...
    Post by: Bill G., Jul 13, 2016 in forum: Error Coins
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    Shell's Mr. President Coin Game question

    I built a web page to clarify details about Shell's Mr. President Coin Game medallions and other gas station promotions:...
    Post by: Bill G., Jul 13, 2016 in forum: Coin Chat
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    The Shell Mr. Presidents Game Tokens

    I built a web page to clarify details about the Shell's Mr. President Coin Game medallions and other gas station promotions:...
    Post by: Bill G., Jul 13, 2016 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Sleeper Notes?

    Prices are driven by supply and demand. Due to small supplies of some issues, currency prices have risen sharply in the past decade with a...
    Post by: Bill G., Jun 2, 2016 in forum: Paper Money