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A 'flip' is a cardboard and plastic holder used to protect coins from fingerprints and damage - they are available in coin and hobby supply shops:...
Older key dates with sharp details, i.e. 'split bands' might be worth sending in for grading, but not the one you showed
(Love the feed back and different view points!) Some posts just lend themselves to veering off the road to the silly side :rolleyes:
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RIP Brian :cyclops:
Probably worth $20,000 on eBay and YouTube ;)
Maybe you can ask someone with a good video camera to record highlights of the 'unboxing' of your collection along with relevant commentary - that...
YouTube video thumbnails are designed like comic books to attract the attention of youngsters and older (but no wiser) folks alike - here is a...
The 'T's around the perimeter stand for 'Token' - :D
No - still a low mintage, maybe fewer coins still exist due to some being held back from circulation, destroyed or melted, etc. - Im not an...
Low mintage is a plus, imperfect condition is a minus - F12 is about $30, VF20 is about $60 - dealers will probably offer less....
The design is called 'incuse' - it's pressed into the field instead of being raised above it, like most US coins
Lol - the short snorter (keepsake bill) was around long before the decadent 1960s - this one was a 7 oz. bottle of beer from Eastern PA, c.1955 ;)...
From Wikipedia (it's gotta be true ;)) : A short snorter is a banknote inscribed by people traveling together on an aircraft. The tradition was...
I like that 1680s St. Lambert token - at first glance, I thought 'Jolly Roger' and pirate bonfires on faraway beaches :jimlad:, although that...
Lighthouse (Leuchtturm) sells a good selection of quality German-made optical accessories for collectors:...
Agreed - the 1930s all seem to have heftier rims than later models, or is this just perimeter pareidolia ? :rolleyes:
The letter carrier is responsible for tracking scans - the last scan was 'out for delivery, so it's on the carrier - maybe it was a...
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