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Vess1 liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread My big FUN show purchase – A 1797 16 Star Dime.

This individual, under various names on various forums and in person, has shown me such incredible coins, and told so many incredible...

Vess1 liked Publius2's post in the thread My big FUN show purchase – A 1797 16 Star Dime.

Love that dime. I love die breaks and cuds and own many half dimes with them. They give us lots of insight into the early mint...

Vess1 liked johnmilton's post in the thread My big FUN show purchase – A 1797 16 Star Dime.

Years ago I owned a 1797, 16 star dime. I sold the piece when I bought an upgrade for the type. A few months ago I bid on a 1797, 16...

Vess1 replied to the thread Is this the new premium CAC service?.

As a comparison, I sent in a CBH to NGC with an obviously scratched surface but I liked the coin and wanted to add it to my registry set...

Vess1 replied to the thread Mint Suspends Silver Sales.

The issue that triggered it were the presidential medals. We had yet to get to them in 2026 product schedule but previous years were...

Vess1 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Mint Suspends Silver Sales.

For once it sounds like the mint doesn’t know what to do so just cut off your revenue until you can figure out a way to overcharge in...

Vess1 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Seeking advice on my silver balls . . . . ..

Not any attraction to a stationary magnet, but yeah, a moving magnet will drag it around. But copper behaves the same way if it's pure,...

Vess1 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

And, at least for a few hours this afternoon, one ounce of gold would buy less than 50 ounces of silver. Been about 15 years since that...

Vess1 replied to the thread Seeking advice on my silver balls . . . . ..

An XRF tester would be your best bet but they are very expensive and few places have one. Next best thing would find somebody with a...

Vess1 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

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Vess1 replied to the thread Anyone Buying American Silver Eagles?.

Look up 1981 US strategic stockpile silver from the SF mint. See if there's any premiums. lol I wouldn't classify it as fancy....

Vess1 posted a new thread.

Coin dip question

I'm sure there's a bunch of threads on this (I'll take a link if somebody has a good one here) but for the sake of conversation, who has...

Forum: Coin Chat

Vess1 replied to the thread Proof set storage...Lighthouse Intercept Proof set boxes anyone?...options?.

The box doesn't wear out but the liner that absorbs the contaminants from the air is rated for 10 years. They come wrapped in plastic.

Vess1 liked GDJMSP's post in the thread Proof set storage...Lighthouse Intercept Proof set boxes anyone?...options?.

Unless it's changed in recent years, literature printed and distributed by Intercept Shield says lifetime is 10 years.

Vess1 liked KeyHunter's post in the thread Proof set storage...Lighthouse Intercept Proof set boxes anyone?...options?.

I picked up four Lighthouse Intercept proof set storage boxes to check out. These are really nice![ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...