Next time your in a museum or even some malls, look for those penny stretching machines that stamp some image into them. Every one I've seen has...
Hmmm....the image I'm viewing is crytal clear so that may be a start point ;) But I'm referring to the reddish rust colored vein of impurity the...
Justafarmer, welcome to the forum! :) Sorry to say, but I'd bet you dollars to donuts its a fake. Silver doesn't typically rust ;) Last I...
Sounds like you might have several die-clash pennies. This happens when the 2 strike dies collide without a planchet in place. Part of the...
Nice Nice Nice! This one has got to be my favorite so far....not that it speaks to my heritage or anything ;) You show this one around and I'm...
But it does show a strong pattern of numismatic ignorance :rolleyes:
First strikes???? THPTHPTHPTHP :P I think Cool Hand Luke would have something to say about all this :)
One day to go.....
WOW! Me too ;) THanks for sharing GDJMSP
Yah never know...the agent could have been a note collector like anyone here :p But your right...."officially" no value beyond $100 should have...
No expert, but I'd say its mechanical doubling. The point on the underlying D seems too sharp to me.
Sure does! It means you spend 5 times more for the same degree...and respect in the industry...than if you had gone to George Tech :p...
Here's a great site with a history of india's coinage, galleries and all. http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/cc-GeorgeV.html Linus, your...
Some how I get the feeling much is being lost in translation here...literaly.
I think the key word here is "dream" :rolleyes:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think OldDan would be satisfied, ar at least agree, if the title was to change to "The Official ANA Guide to...
The techie in me says to stick with the programs you run from your own computer. Something that runs on someone elses computer (server) means...
Well, I guess a complete 1933 US coin set would just about wipe out the winnings ;) Hmmm....dreaming big here, I'd love a set of every US...
Coins have been holed for centuries and for as many reasons you can think of from gun sites to replacement buttons. Most commonly though, holed...
Not to dismantle the truths in what JBK has advised, but remember to temper them with the following sage advise: "He who flings mud, loses...
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