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    Let's see the very favorite coin in your collection

    Truthfully, I didn't look back that far! I got an email ping on this topic today. PCGS graded this SLQ in 2010 as MS67FH with a population of two.
    Post by: Randy_K, Mar 29, 2019 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Let's see the very favorite coin in your collection

    1917 Standing Liberty 25¢ - Type 1 [ATTACH]
    Post by: Randy_K, Mar 29, 2019 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Show a rare Sample slab

    A 2001-vintage sample slab[ATTACH]
    Post by: Randy_K, Feb 7, 2019 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Has anyone tried this USB scope? General macro chit chat appreciated.

    ou I have an older (2 years) version of this USB microscope. It's extraordinarily difficult to set and keep the focus. The optical zoom is to 40x...
    Post by: Randy_K, Feb 28, 2017 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Haha too lazy to go purchase one

    That paper probably has some residual sulphuric acid in it from paper mill processing. That will turn silver coins black! Only use acid-free paper...
    Post by: Randy_K, Feb 28, 2017 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    I believe I'm in your "Top 10" Being in Los Angeles, we only see Denver mint coins unless...

    I believe I'm in your "Top 10" Being in Los Angeles, we only see Denver mint coins unless travelers bring in coins from the east. Just like...
    Profile Post by Randy_K for DUSITN HADDOCK, Feb 15, 2017
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    2017 P Penny Give away

    The "P" mintmark is causing quite a stir!
    Post by: Randy_K, Feb 15, 2017 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Slabbed Coin Regrets?

    Let's think long term here. Every one of us will be dead sooner or later and slabbed coins are easier to sell than raw coins for whoever gets...
    Post by: Randy_K, Feb 7, 2017 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Silver/Nickel Plated 1957-D Lincoln Cent

    Believe me, kids in the 1950s were playing with mercury from broken thermometers and rubbing those balls of mercury onto pennies. You probably...
    Post by: Randy_K, Feb 7, 2017 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Oh, dear, my number came up at USPS...

    Thanks for everyone's input to this thread! I always thought only my local post office was the total quagmire. At one point, we had eight...
    Post by: Randy_K, Feb 7, 2017 in forum: Coin Chat
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    1944 steel penny

    Back when mercury wasn't known to be poisonous (!), it wasn't uncommon to find a penny rubbed with mercury.
    Post by: Randy_K, Feb 2, 2017 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Help needed: fun trivia for U.S. Cents?

    There were two different types of Indian cents in 1864; the copper-nickel type (same composition as the Flying Eagle cents) and the more familiar...
    Post by: Randy_K, Jan 31, 2017 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Magnifying glass suggestions

    Avoid cheap glass made in China as it generally has very poor optic quality. I use mostly Bausch & Lomb products. They can be pricey but it's...
    Post by: Randy_K, Oct 6, 2016 in forum: Coin Chat
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    US Mint Engraver(?) with the initials "EvH"

    Engelhardus von Hebel was a staff engraver at the Philadelphia Mint from 1949 to 1961. Born in Germany February 15, 1892, he engraved some notable...
    Post by: Randy_K, Oct 1, 2016 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Poll: Coins Dropped at Drive Throughs

    You are misinterpreting the word "public". The restaurant is only open to the public but is not public property. The franchise owner has...
    Post by: Randy_K, Aug 17, 2016 in forum: Coin Chat