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Chris B replied to the thread 5 minutes handling gives 10 hours of pleasure: The Archdruid’s Copper.

Nice piece. I quite understand you rabbit hole adventure. I can't recall my most recent trip close to this depth. I'm currently...

Chris B liked Dafydd's post in the thread 5 minutes handling gives 10 hours of pleasure: The Archdruid’s Copper.

Get your minds out of the gutter—I am talking about a piece of struck copper. How long do you actually spend holding a new coin when it...

Chris B liked mlov43's post in the thread AD: Rare B.

FOR SALE: Are you interested in purchasing a whole collection of RARE Bank of Korea mint sets? 37 sets in total~! Serious offers...

Chris B liked Parthicus's post in the thread The end of Khusro II.

[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm. Khusro II (590- 638 CE), dated RY 38. Obverse: Bust of Khusro II right, name before. Reverse:...

Chris B attached a file to the thread A 1939 New York World’s Fair Token.

They didn't come out as well as I wanted but that's not surprising. [ATTACH]

Chris B liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread A 1939 New York World’s Fair Token.

I think I still have some mint, unused plate blocks of the old 3-cent stamps commemorating the 1939 World's Fair. I'll look for them...

Chris B liked paddyman98's post in the thread A 1939 New York World’s Fair Token.

That's neat. Any images of the slab yet? I have this item [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

Chris B replied to the thread A 1939 New York World’s Fair Token.

I have to assume it does. It came with it.

Chris B liked ddddd's post in the thread A 1939 New York World’s Fair Token.

Nice looking token! And a solid grade! Is it prooflike or semi-prooflike?

Chris B replied to the thread A 1939 New York World’s Fair Token.

It does appear proof-like in hand.

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A 1939 New York World’s Fair Token

I purchased the pictured token earlier this year because it brings together two areas that especially interest me: coin-dealer...

Forum: Coin Chat

Chris B liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread A Stunning Coin.

It’s a 1934-S Peace Dollar that I’ve had for 12 years in 7 more weeks. The mint luster is all over this beauty. Its value has doubled...

Chris B liked dwhiz's post in the thread AD: On GC.

https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2248495/1857-Flying-Eagle-Cent-PCGS-AU-55-CAC-Green-OGH[ATTACH]

Chris B liked Sallent's post in the thread NGC MS-63BN 1866 2 Cents coin..

I had a significant gift certificate with a dealer for them botching up one of my orders a while back, so I decided to apply it towards...

Chris B liked Carl Wilmont's post in the thread Please post your Inadvertent Sets!.

Many/most? of us have found that we’ve unintentionally formed some mini “sets” of coins within our collections- coins that have some...