Chris B's Recent Activity

  1. Chris B liked The Meat man's post in the thread World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!.

    Another important coin from colonial Africa added to my collection - a British India rupee countermarked for use in Portuguese...

    Portuguese Mozambique CM rupee.jpg Jun 24, 2026 at 8:49 AM
  2. Chris B liked The Half Dime's post in the thread This is the biggest silver score I've ever had!.

    Went to the bank today to cash a check, and after cashing the check I asked if they had half dollars. There were $100 in hand-wrapped,...

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  3. Chris B liked Vess1's post in the thread Got to tour the Denver mint today (bought another silver PF set).

    Well guys I got to check off something I've wanted to do for a long time. Went through the Denver mint. They have a serious security...

    Jun 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
  4. Chris B replied to the thread Great Collections not so great.

    12 to 14 weeks sounds pretty typical unless you paid for one of the express services. I think you are blaming the wrong company.

    Jun 22, 2026 at 7:05 AM
  5. Chris B liked Insider's post in the thread Crystal River coin show thoughts..

    Just got back from the show. ICG did well but mostly because of submissions from two dealers. I heard from several dealers that the...

    Jun 21, 2026 at 6:40 PM
  6. Chris B replied to the thread A Coin Photographer's Quiz.

    Understand that I collect world coins. My eyes first said a France 1 Franc or German Pfenning but then my brain said that is probably...

    Jun 21, 2026 at 11:14 AM
  7. Chris B liked jerryc39's post in the thread 1934A $1000 note.

    Kind of a rookie when it comes to paper but I have wanted one of these and a $500 note for awhile now. This one looked pretty decent to...

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  8. Chris B liked Dafydd's post in the thread The Shipwreck Corner.

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is an interesting coin that turned up recently which was recovered from the SS Central America. It is an 1854...

    SS Central Am Eagle.jpeg SS Central Peso Rear.jpeg Pascual-Esquerra-Chilean-Spanish-Businessman-300w.jpg SS Central Pasq.jpeg SS Central America Pasq 1.jpeg SS Central Gold dust.jpeg Jun 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM