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  1. Pickin and Grinin liked mpcusa's post in the thread I got this in change today, kinda of cool ;).

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  2. Pickin and Grinin replied to the thread Rubber Bands & Coins?.

    Every time I see them they have a similar look to this. 2014 1 oz Silver American Eagle - Rainbow Rubber Band Toning - BU - SKU-E2938 |...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:37 PM

  3. Pickin and Grinin liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread Rubber Bands & Coins?.

    I was putting some coins away in my safe and I realized that I have a couple of stacks of 2X2’s rubber banded together. Reason it jumped...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:34 PM

  4. Pickin and Grinin liked Publius2's post in the thread Rubber Bands & Coins?.

    IIRC, rubber bands contain sulfur and sulfur will tone coins. Even when not in direct contact, like when the coin are in a 2x2 and the...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:34 PM

  5. Pickin and Grinin liked Kevin Mader's post in the thread This made Meow day!.

    Fun find! Too bad on the timing but maybe the next time. When this class of doubling first became popular, people were finding dozens...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM

  6. Pickin and Grinin attached a file to the thread Rare Slabs, PCGS or NGC.

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  7. Pickin and Grinin liked Rheingold's post in the thread Rare Slabs, PCGS or NGC.

    @AdamL : It‘s a very desireable one :woot:

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM

  8. Pickin and Grinin liked AdamL's post in the thread Rare Slabs, PCGS or NGC.

    I don't know a whole lot about the different holder generations. I think this one is fairly old, but not scarce?[ATTACH]

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  9. Pickin and Grinin liked KBBPLL's post in the thread Smoker of the Weed- Levick Token on the Bay! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

    According to goofle it's a business called Design Within Reach. Cool building. [ATTACH]

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  10. Pickin and Grinin replied to the thread 1970-S Cent Heavy machine doubling?.

    There are actually quite a few instances where the hubbing process created a DDO/DDR and alsohave a RPM. That would be an interesting...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:26 PM

  11. Pickin and Grinin liked Neal's post in the thread 1970-S Cent Heavy machine doubling?.

    Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe they were still applying the mintmark to each die at the mint in 1970. I used to know...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM

  12. Pickin and Grinin liked KBBPLL's post in the thread 1970-S Cent Heavy machine doubling?.

    I think you are correct. "In 1990 and 1991 the Mint began applying the mint mark to the master die for circulation strike coins. After...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM

  13. Pickin and Grinin liked Spark1951's post in the thread 1970-S Cent Heavy machine doubling?.

    From CONECAONLINE.ORG, an article by Ken Potter from 2006: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  14. Pickin and Grinin liked Eduard's post in the thread Please Grade This 1809/11 Dime - Struck With Heavily Broken Dies.

    Thank you for your opinion! That is my opinion as well - the weak periphery reflects the weak strike due to the die breaks, while the...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM

  15. Pickin and Grinin replied to the thread GTG 44S Jefferson.

    Nope not a buggared rim just lighting. The toning is actually a deep blue, it is speckled all over the coin, I can't seem to get the...

    Jul 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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