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  1. Histman liked paddyman98's post in the thread I just bought a coin that very few of you would have bought.

    Nice. My favorite holed coin was purchased cheaply is this one.. [ATTACH]

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  2. Histman liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread I just bought a coin that very few of you would have bought.

    Does Moby Dick really say a Spanish sovereign? If so, Melville must’ve been slightly confused (or COINfused, as the case may be.)

    Jan 25, 2026 at 10:09 PM
  3. Histman liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread I just bought a coin that very few of you would have bought.

    People holed coins for a variety of reasons. Yes, I used to have some coins with square nail holes. Not sure I have any now. Here’s a...

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  4. Histman liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread I just bought a coin that very few of you would have bought.

    I needed this type, the Barber half, for my holed Basic 19th Century Type Set, which is pinned to a cork board on my desk. I got this...

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  5. Histman liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread 74,000 Likes Celebration.

    I hit this sometime during the night. It’s a 1885-CC Morgan Dollar. Only 228,000 were minted so despite the lines from a cleaning I’m...

    IMG_0775.jpeg IMG_0776.jpeg IMG_0777.jpeg Jan 25, 2026 at 10:07 PM
  6. Histman liked paddyman98's post in the thread Three Silver Certificates - Sequential Low Serial #'s.

    Hello everyone, My recent acquisitions.. Gem Uncirculated 66 :cool: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  7. Histman replied to the thread Hyper-inflation has come to the United States Mint.

    Last year for me. Only because of the 250th anniversary.

    Jan 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
  8. Histman liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread A Variety Mercury Dime.

    It’s the 1942/41-D variety. In hand it shows but the Denver Mint did a good job in hiding the overdate. Philadelphia did horrible. It’s...

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