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kountryken liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread Proof vs. Circulation: do you prefer one over the other?.
I am a historical US coin collector primarily. I spent my whole life collecting “average” circulated coins because it was all I could...
Apr 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM -
kountryken liked The Meat man's post in the thread Proof vs. Circulation: do you prefer one over the other?.
I do think the older the proof, the better. A proof coin from the 1800s or even earlier is actually pretty special. Ditto for very low...
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kountryken liked longnine009's post in the thread Proof vs. Circulation: do you prefer one over the other?.
I'd prefer a fender washer over a proof coin. I'd take a XF45 or 40 anytime. I do have proofs that only came in that version; such as...
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kountryken liked Spark1951's post in the thread Proof vs. Circulation: do you prefer one over the other?.
I have collected proof and high MS coins but my ardent focus is on finding coins that have survived circulation and are MS (newly added...
Apr 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM -
kountryken liked The Meat man's post in the thread Proof vs. Circulation: do you prefer one over the other?.
I like proof coins – after all they were purposefully minted with special care to be as sharp and beautiful as possible, often in...
Apr 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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kountryken liked Victor_Clark's post in the thread Galeria Valeria.
I'm sure that other people have this set also. It was actually not very difficult to acquire the coins as none are particularly rare. It...
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kountryken liked robinjojo's post in the thread Galeria Valeria.
That's a beautiful set with different hair styles. Congratulations! I have but one example of her coinage: Galeria Valeria, AE...
Apr 12, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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kountryken liked Croatian Coin Collector's post in the thread Numismatic Fine Arts.....coins.
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kountryken liked panzerman's post in the thread Numismatic Fine Arts.....coins.
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Apr 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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kountryken liked The Meat man's post in the thread Artemis.
There's definitely lots of ancient coins depicting Artemis. I don't happen to have any, but I do have this one featuring the cult statue...
Apr 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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kountryken liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread Artemis.
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Apr 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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kountryken liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread Artemis.
I found this online... Yes, Artemis is a Greek goddess. She is known as the goddess of hunting, wilderness, and childbirth, and is...
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kountryken liked BuffaloHunter's post in the thread Artemis.
How fitting, Randy! Can’t wait to see the answers and hopefully coins that pop into this thread!
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kountryken liked CoinCorgi's post in the thread Artemis.
No clue Randy. It was amazing to watch the splash down of the Integrity capsule this afternoon. Reminded me of watching the Apollo...
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