Pickin and Grinin's Recent Activity

  1. Pickin and Grinin liked dwhiz's post in the thread Two(2) piece set Brockage Mated Pair 1997 Hobo token Landis studios.

    Mated pair struck in the following order: 1 - regular strike, however this strike fails to eject and remains in the coining collar 2 -...

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  2. Pickin and Grinin liked dwhiz's post in the thread Two(2) piece set Centered Indent Mated Pair 1996 Hobo token Landis studios.

    Two(2) blanks, in this case US Mint Jefferson Nickels, are fed into the coining collar at the same time, whereas there should only be...

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  3. Pickin and Grinin liked H8_modern's post in the thread 1652 but really 1940ish.

    Vintage silver from International Sterling. Facsimile of the Pine Tree Shilling done in sterling silver. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  4. Pickin and Grinin liked mark_h's post in the thread Liberty Nickel for the Type Set.

    physics-fan3.14 got it in one. I figured the 1904 would not be picked, and it is basically a $100 coin. The 1899 is MS65 (and thanks to...

    Sep 29, 2026 at 9:37 AM
  5. Pickin and Grinin liked mark_h's post in the thread Liberty Nickel for the Type Set.

    So just for some fun - lets say I hypothetically I have 3 liberty nickels - one goes into the type set. One I am keeping, one goes into...

    LibertyNickel.jpg Sep 29, 2026 at 9:36 AM
  6. Pickin and Grinin liked samclemens3991's post in the thread Crusty contestant #1 2026.

    I usually say there is no coin too crusty for my tastes. This coin makes me eat my words. This weekend was my first time working...

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  7. Pickin and Grinin attached a file to the thread Big: NGC have added "Grade Date" to their cert verifier!!!.

    @geekpryde I have a gen 2.0 41'D embossed rev logo. It was produced for about a month Nov/dec 87. Same as you there isn't a grade date....

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  8. Pickin and Grinin liked Burton Strauss III's post in the thread Big: NGC have added "Grade Date" to their cert verifier!!!.

    You can rough date that last one through OldSlabHolders.com

    Sep 29, 2026 at 9:09 AM
  9. Pickin and Grinin liked Burton Strauss III's post in the thread Big: NGC have added "Grade Date" to their cert verifier!!!.

    Just noticed this in the last hour... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  10. Pickin and Grinin liked H8_modern's post in the thread Here is a cute little advertising token..

    Cool token. Along the same lines is this that came from my grandfather. I like yours better. [ATTACH]

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  11. Pickin and Grinin liked Jersey magic man's post in the thread Here is a cute little advertising token..

    Simonds Saws, Fitchburg, MA [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  12. Pickin and Grinin liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Roman Firmness Off Center Hard Times Token.

    Here is a Hard Times Token called Roman Firmness as thst is what’s the coins reverse. It is as Lao called I Take The Responsibility....

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  13. Pickin and Grinin liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread 1857 FEC Die Clash.

    Here’s one of my die clashed 1857 Flying Eagle Cents. This is a well known and II familiar die clash as the obverse of the Flying Eagle...

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  14. Pickin and Grinin liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread A Seated Half Dollar.

    I’ve been going through a number of items in my collection in an effort to reduce the items I have and to concentrate more on other...

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