I acquired (and posted) this one a couple of months ago... [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Would you believe SP67? [ATTACH][ATTACH]
One of my favorite throwaway lines for other coin collectors is: "Yeah, I have an 1804 dollar, but it's pretty weakly struck and ANACS only gave...
I think this coin may have been sea salvage; I can't remember where I picked it up. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I can't say that I'm a fan of the carbon spots on the obverse, but otherwise it has what I'd look for in a coin from this era. When this coin was...
Quiet week, huh? How about a Friday Afternoon wildcard? [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I offer an example of "unintentional artificial toning:" [ATTACH][ATTACH] I found this coin in my camera bag while looking for a lost bit of...
Since I also used a medium format camera, I opted for a used Beseler CS-14 copystand. It's a joy to use. Before that I had a Testrite, which...
When they made the 1943 cents, they didn't pay a whole lot of attention to quality. The steel was of indifferent quality, and the zinc coating...
Found in the pocket of one of my camera bags. I have no idea how long it was in there: [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Not a coin, but ... [ATTACH] Here's a 100% crop taken of a rusty steel cent using this setup: [ATTACH]
What's a zoo without an elephant ? [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I don't know if was the packaging or just what, but a lot of Lafayette dollars seem to be either unattractively toned or have been cleaned. I...
Caution -- Political Content My "on again, off again" pocket piece. I also carry a 50 Billion Dollar Zimbabwe Note. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
It's just a fantasy... ... but as long as we're looking at that particular Barber Design, here's a fantasy piece I just received:...
My vote goes to Judd 164.
A couple of token additions arrived today: [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
This may be a wild card. Ruling please? [ATTACH][ATTACH]
So we're on Shield Nickels with errors? Okay... [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I did look at the last 3 months at Heritage, but stuck to October since we're talking about "all day, any day" prices. That $1880 price is...
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