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  1. Spark1951 replied to the thread GTG poll (guess the grade) 1892 Barber half dollar.

    After the GIF I, too, changed to MS65. It likely graded MS63, but the GIF illustrates the luster. Very nice!…Spark

    Aug 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM

  2. Spark1951 liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread GTG poll (guess the grade) 1892 Barber half dollar.

    I am min the MS65 camp.

    Aug 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM

  3. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread GTG poll (guess the grade) 1892 Barber half dollar.

    Seeing the luster (at least imperfectly in the GIF) does make a difference, I reckon. In hand, it's a bright beauty.

    Aug 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM

  4. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread GTG poll (guess the grade) 1892 Barber half dollar.

    These are cellphone photos, not professional shots, so we're working within those limitations, here. The coin is mostly white, with the...

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  5. Spark1951 liked TheGame's post in the thread 1985 Irish halfpenny: Sell where?.

    Both 1985 and 1986 are quite tough, as the denomination was pretty much useless by that point and neither date was introduced to general...

    Aug 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM

  6. Spark1951 liked Mr. Numismatist's post in the thread Unidentified Canadian Help?.

    https://en.numista.com/8417

    Aug 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM

  7. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread 1985 Irish halfpenny: Sell where?.

    I dug a 1782 Hibernia like that while metal detecting an old plantation site here on the north end of Saint Simons Island, GA. It was a...

    Aug 3, 2026 at 9:52 AM

  8. Spark1951 liked David Betts's post in the thread 1985 Irish halfpenny: Sell where?.

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  9. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread 1985 Irish halfpenny: Sell where?.

    I didn't realize there was such a thing as a rare decimal Irish halfpenny. Apropos of nothing, here's my favorite Irish halfpenny....

    Aug 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM

  10. Spark1951 liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread If CoinTalk Folks Aren't The Most Generous Folks Around....

    There have been several threads where I lamented not being able to find any sequi coins in my change....... Get to my office this...

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  11. Spark1951 liked kountryken's post in the thread 1985 Irish halfpenny: Sell where?.

    Well, again, I learned something on CT. I had no idea that Ireland had minted a Half Penny as late as 1985. I thought you had made a...

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  12. Spark1951 liked Slowhands's post in the thread My Brother's "worthless" coins.

    So my brother has been telling me for years about the coins my grandmother gave him from my grandfathers collection. I got the...

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