I like the suggestion of the DANSCO 7070 type set. But just get average grade coins in the process. You'll get an good overview of US coinage and...
After reading the tread about dealers at coin shows, https://www.cointalk.com/threads/when-your-at-or-working-a-coin-show.305070/ I wanted to...
In the 60s when I first started collecting coin the dealer I use to go to was always dipping silver dollars. I'd often go in there on a slow...
Only two years for Legislation to get to the Governor's desk. In California I've worked on legislation that took 5 years before it got that far....
I had to laugh. :woot: I can see it now. At some point in the future people at their coin club meeting showing off their Terminal Illness Set.
DON'T CLEAN IT! If you don't like the way it looks sell it to someone who will appreciate its toning, and buy one that someone else are already...
'Specifications Composition: 85 percent Gold; 14.8 percent Copper, Balance Zinc Diameter: 0.850 inches Weight: 7.931 grams Mintage Limit: 50,000...
So when is the blue gold coin going to be issued for testicular cancer awareness??
Ditto on storing ammo in ammo cans. I have decades of storing ammo in them and as stated by others the brass is as shinny as the day I put them...
My bet is that copper will make up most of that special alloy. Some of the Black Hills Gold has a very pink color to it and its achieved with...
When I go to the bank I often ask for $2 bills. I think I'll also start asking for a roll of halves in addition. I love the look on people faces...
I lot of wood, especially laminates and particle board, are infused with formaldehyde. That stuff will continue to out-gas for many years if not...
BaseBall21 - You are right. Just how many different ways CAN you package a proof coin. There are also the silver eagles with bullion, proof,...
On the one hand I can appricate the richness of having a lot of offerings, on the other hand, there is a point of over saturation. If you average...
There have been a few times when some of my ebay searches pulled up something that I wasn't looking for because is was poorly listed (wrong title,...
I'm not saying ALL new Ebay sellers are scammers. I just said it's a red flag. People need to be extra careful with new sellers. But just to turn...
BookB4coins You agree on your point. Scammer will often setup new account and scam away until their feedback is so bad nobody will buy from them....
I think that who and who isn't a scammer is in the eye of the beholder. Yes that are items for sale on eBay that turn out to be not as they were...
You are so right. I hate pickles, my wife loves them. Yet we still get along great!
I love a beautifully, even toned coin. But this is not one of them. Frankly, I don't care how original that toning might be, it just isn't...
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