The problem I have with the Roosevelt dime is that it looks interchangeable with Truman. Who authorized its minting? I suspect Harry... or Bess.
A simple question: "If you suddenly found that you had $1,000.00 (+/- $500.00) to buy a single U.S. coin - and I have - which would you choose?...
Yes, it may be uninspired; rarely struck as intended; but it's also damn near impossible to grade reliably... yes, the quintessential numismatic...
Agree. When will the Mint finally stop squeezing this artificial scarcity-profit teat?
I agree wholeheartedly. In an odd way the fluidity of their designs makes them boring. To this rogues gallery of ill-advised designs, might I add...
Like the old ad campaign for the Washington Post - "If you don't get it, you don't get it." Of course, every hobby has it's market-speculating...
I submitted these images seeking mature comment and not 3rd grade doody-poopie humor. Does your Mom known you're using the computer?
I recently responded to a CT question about the frequency of errors in mint and proff sets, stating that I had indeed discovered an unusual erroe...
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Got it! Will do. Thanks!
Gladly. I'll retrieve it from the safe deposit box on Monday and ask for my children's posting assistance. Several years ago, it (the Missouri...
Given the inspection regimen for proof coinage at least, I assumed errors would be close to impossible. Then I received a 2003 Silver Proof Set...
Kindly lighten up, Clarence. Take your chubby finger off Caps Lock; check your freeze-dried food stocks; and don't forget to renew your...
Infinite monkeys with infinite shiny Ag objects... perhaps someday one will understand the subtle beauty that is numismatics.
Your point is understood but (almost certainly) Samuel Brown was simply a sleaze bucket onesie and a relative latecomer to the ranks of corrupt...
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