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Spark1951 liked Valentinian's post in the thread Cultural heritage repatriation.
Dr. Alan Walker of the ancient-coin firm Nomos in Switzerland https://nomosag.com/ occasionally writes about cultural heritage. He sent...
Jul 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM -
Spark1951 liked The Meat man's post in the thread Coin store buy - 1935 Buffalo nickel.
This past week I had the opportunity to visit an actual brick-and-mortar coin store - the first time I can remember doing so! Liberty...
Jul 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Spark1951 liked Pickin and Grinin's post in the thread GTG Jefferson T2.
The poll has 5 different grades chosen. And yes @Spark1951 the coin really is incredible in hand.
Jul 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM -
Spark1951 replied to the thread GTG Jefferson T2.
I was almost lured by the MS76 option…very tempting…but I graded it MS66. That’s a mighty fine silver nickel, my friend.
Jul 19, 2026 at 10:16 AM -
Spark1951 liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread Standing Liberty Quarters.
Okay then. Catch Us some fish. We're hungry here.... :smuggrin:
Jul 19, 2026 at 10:08 AM -
Spark1951 liked paddyman98's post in the thread This one is a PUZZLE for me - $10.00 note.
Hello everyone, I'm back in Effort Pennsylvania picking up my wife and my daughter from a week stay at my sister's house so we can all...
Jul 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Spark1951 replied to the thread New nickel design?.
…now I understand completely. Man, what a wild ride! He was fortunate he wasn’t killed.
Jul 18, 2026 at 12:17 AM -
Spark1951 liked -jeffB's post in the thread New nickel design?.
Ah, I'd seen that story, but hadn't associated it with the OP. Well done! Edit to add: I sometimes can't help myself from laughing at...
Jul 18, 2026 at 12:12 AM -
Spark1951 liked The Meat man's post in the thread New nickel design?.
Thank you! I was totally mystified. Now it makes sense. :D I didn't watch the whole video or follow the news story. Was the man okay?
Jul 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM -
Spark1951 liked numist's post in the thread New nickel design?.
In this case it's now the "AAAAAAAH!-bverse".
Jul 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM -
Spark1951 replied to the thread Standing Liberty Quarters.
Good point. The dots and dashes are not completely gone but some of it is. And, using that metric would tend to make me lower my...
Jul 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM -
Spark1951 liked masterswimmer's post in the thread Standing Liberty Quarters.
Your SLQ is confounding me. It has 25-30 details. However, the obverse is completely missing the dots and dashes around the inner...
Jul 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM -
Spark1951 replied to the thread Standing Liberty Quarters.
Per PCGS Photograde, it falls higher than VF25 but less than VF30. So, albeit a bit unorthodox, it is around VF28. It has design...
Jul 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM -
Spark1951 replied to the thread New nickel design?.
The buffalo (bison?) side. …but if that is “tails” what does the obverse design mean?
Jul 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
