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KBBPLL attached a file to the thread Show me something Cool!!!.
Hmm, not sure how cool, but how about an American Legion School Award, original Whole Earth catalog (lots of hippie stuff in there), and...
Oct 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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KBBPLL liked RonSanderson's post in the thread Show me something Cool!!!.
A coin where I went outside my usual - type set, Lincolns, and Jeffersons. I remember seeing the beaver from when I was a kid in...
Oct 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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KBBPLL liked Lehigh96's post in the thread Show me something Cool!!!.
Show me something cool, something that very few people would have, and definitely something that people would be surprised that you...
Oct 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM -
KBBPLL attached a file to the thread What do you see as currently over-hyped coins?.
I attribute that to the Barbers being the workhorse of the daily economy, whereas Morgans sat in bank vaults by the millions. So "never...
Oct 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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KBBPLL liked medoraman's post in the thread What do you see as currently over-hyped coins?.
Barber's have always been a divisive series. Generically I think they are bland unless fairly high grade. However, as a coin design...
Oct 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM -
KBBPLL attached a file to the thread wondering about this cent. notic the scribed line around the device. any clues?.
Maybe what I'm saying is too heretical or too nonsensical? Would circling certain features from my images on the previous page help?...
Oct 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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KBBPLL replied to the thread This one's for Sal..
I think the Wyoming one is the worst. All they did was put their license plate logo on the coin.
Oct 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM -
KBBPLL liked JoshuaP's post in the thread What do you see as currently over-hyped coins?.
True, however I don't see the Morgans worn down as slick as many Barber coins. A heavily worn Morgan does not appeal to me either.
Oct 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM -
KBBPLL replied to the thread 1 rupee 1998 double struck error?.
Double struck and doubled die are completely different things. It seems like you're conflating the two. If there is no offset, I don't...
Oct 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM -
KBBPLL replied to the thread What do you see as currently over-hyped coins?.
Collectors have poo-pooed the Barbers probably since their inception. Which is why there is so much left to discover in the series. I...
Oct 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM -
KBBPLL liked jb10000lakes's post in the thread What do you see as currently over-hyped coins?.
Oh, another super underappreciated (or cheap to buy in my case) is the pre 1967 Canadian Mint sets. I think people are so used to the...
Oct 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM -
KBBPLL replied to the thread Is this a hoax of is it for real?.
By putting not just a living president but a current sitting president on it, they're making our currency political. I would strongly...
Oct 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM -
KBBPLL liked ksmooter61's post in the thread US Penny 1982 D copper big or small date?.
That happened to my cousin Ernie a while back - he was also abducted by aliens, but we don't talk about that anymore.
Oct 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM -
KBBPLL replied to the thread What do you see as currently over-hyped coins?.
They both ran for 50 years, but I bet the total mintage for LMC is way more. Wheats had all but disappeared from change by around 1970...
Oct 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM -
KBBPLL replied to the thread What do you see as currently over-hyped coins?.
Other than "errors", to me toned coins are over-hyped. Some of them are butt ugly unless you catch the light just right, but people are...
Oct 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM