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  1. David Betts liked johnmilton's post in the thread The last Penny auction Stacks and Bowers.

    It doesn’t matter. Whatever the government gets out of this unfairly run enterprise, it is an insignificant amount of money for the...

    Dec 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM

  2. David Betts liked johnmilton's post in the thread The last Penny auction Stacks and Bowers.

    Yes, but you should think of other collectors. My interest in new mint issues is limited to a silver Proof set every year. For that I...

    Dec 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM

  3. David Betts liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread An error coin... in gold.

    That’s a really nice error for a gold coin! Errors in gold coins seem to be rare to me. Maybe it’s the lower mintages. Here’s my gold...

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  4. David Betts liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Penny auction starts tomorrow..

    I agree, but to each his own. I get some of the hype, but only some. $800K? Fuhgeddaboutit!

    Dec 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM

  5. David Betts liked 71Avalon's post in the thread Penny auction starts tomorrow..

    I would have liked to have seen #232 set be given to the Smithsonian and take a place next to its 1974 aluminum counterpart.

    Dec 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM

  6. David Betts liked ksmooter61's post in the thread Penny auction starts tomorrow..

    And 232 goes for 800k!

    Dec 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM

  7. David Betts liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread The Great Silver Melt.

    We’ve all heard of Redfield Dollars. They all bring a premium today. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the same thing in Hunt Dollars?

    Dec 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM

  8. David Betts liked -jeffB's post in the thread The Great Silver Melt.

    Pretty sure those didn't get melted. Unless they slipped through the cracks during the bankruptcy proceedings.

    Dec 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM

  9. David Betts replied to the thread The Great Silver Melt.

    Sold Nelson and Bunkie Hunt 1877-1883 proof trade dollars when they were trying to corner market for $9,000 each! worth about $3k now?

    Dec 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM

  10. David Betts replied to the thread The last Penny auction Stacks and Bowers.

    I love your thinking mint, gov't state budgets! all sound familiar

    Dec 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM

  11. David Betts liked Pickin and Grinin's post in the thread The last Penny auction Stacks and Bowers.

    That almost covers the loss's for last years Cent production.

    Dec 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM

  12. David Betts liked dwhiz's post in the thread The last Penny auction Stacks and Bowers.

    The set I bid on is now at $30,000.00. My bid was $3500., but I knew I would get outbid, but that is crazy money.

    Dec 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM

  13. David Betts liked johnmilton's post in the thread The last Penny auction Stacks and Bowers.

    If the $300,000 bid holds up, the government will be collecting about $71 million dollars from this. That’s like a rounding error for...

    Dec 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM

  14. David Betts liked johnmilton's post in the thread The last Penny auction Stacks and Bowers.

    My criticisms of the mint’s conduct has drawn mostly score on the PCGS site, but I don’t care. This is completely unfair to the small...

    Dec 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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