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  1. calcol liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread Anyone us Capital Plastics coin display holders?.

    Yeah…. Sometimes breaks my heart that after half a century of collecting that I am finally in a place where I can enjoy some of the...

    Aug 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM

  2. calcol attached a file to the thread 1878 MORGAN CC MS64.

    The NGC images are below and may help VAM it. Not my area of expertise by a long shot. But a really nice coin. Cal [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  3. calcol liked Coinismatics2000's post in the thread 1878 MORGAN CC MS64.

    Just picked this up for a great price and wanted to share it here for views and comments. It is certainly a longshot, but I was...

    1878 CC Morgan Dollar (NGC MS64) 2.jpg 1878 CC Morgan Dollar (NGC MS64) 3.jpg Aug 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM

  4. calcol liked Bardolph's post in the thread The Wyon family of engravers.

    Not quite right. The three lions are the arms of England, the "lion in the shield" is in fact the royal arms of Scotland: Or, a lion...

    Aug 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM

  5. calcol liked yarm's post in the thread The Wyon family of engravers.

    The details on many of Wyon's coins and medals are terrific! [ATTACH] Reopening of the Royal Exchange, 1844.

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  6. calcol liked Burton Strauss III's post in the thread Had a great ANA show.

    Talked with a semi-local dealer who had sold out 3x and had to send people back to the store (it was only 50mi down the road) to bring...

    Aug 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM

  7. calcol liked ldhair's post in the thread Had a great ANA show.

    I had a blast. Ran into many old friends and fixed a problem I had going. It took me two days to walk every table. I learned a lot but...

    Aug 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM

  8. calcol liked Burton Strauss III's post in the thread Had a great ANA show.

    It was nice to put faces to forum names!

    Aug 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM

  9. calcol liked okbustchaser's post in the thread Had a great ANA show.

    I had a fun show. I enjoy the people much more than the coins, though. It is always great to be able to put faces to forum names....

    Aug 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM

  10. calcol liked rrdenarius's post in the thread Had a great ANA show.

    I was there 3 days. Bought a few coins on Wed. Picked up a friend's book award on Thur & went to a Byzantine coin collector group on...

    Aug 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM

  11. calcol replied to the thread ANA Report, NEWPs, Eye Candy.

    Great report. Sorry I didn't make it to your table. Should have stayed more than 2 days. Was busy both days. I plan to stay longer...

    Aug 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM

  12. calcol liked messydesk's post in the thread ANA Report, NEWPs, Eye Candy.

    I arrived Wednesday late afternoon so I could set up my stuff at some fellow VAM collectors' table, say "Hi" to a bunch of the VAM...

    Aug 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM

  13. calcol attached a file to the thread The Wyon family of engravers.

    Coins engraved by Wyon are among the most beautiful ever designed. Below is a picture of the proof 1847 Gothic crown (PCGS PR62+CAM)....

    crown_Great_Britain_1847_gothic_UNDECIMO_PCGS_pr62plusca_lo_res.JPG Aug 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM

  14. calcol liked fretboard's post in the thread The Wyon family of engravers.

    Here's one of his most famous designs not as nice as his original but I like it, Thomas Wyon was a true Master, maybe even before his...

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  15. calcol liked numist's post in the thread Had a great ANA show.

    Was there for a few hours Wednesday. Saw the sights and rarities. Didn't get to do a whole lot of buying or selling but had a good time.

    Aug 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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