That is a beauty. Congats on your first slab -- probably won't be your last.
August 8th at 11:54PM. Great contest. Congrats on the 5000 posts.
What a great prize. Congratulations.
That's a great process. Have fun with it and the boys will learn a lot and maybe become lifelong collectors.
I used to feel that way but I've lost so many by now that it's the rule rather than the exception. More money for the next "great find".
I usually look at ebay sold items and Heritage or Teletrade (or both). If it's a coin I'd like to have but feel that I can easily get along...
I just read "Illegal Tender". It's a pretty interesting story about the 1933 Double Eagles and uses the original investigative info well in...
Just want to say "Thank you" to Daniel. He was kind enough to send a copy of his terrific spreadsheet of world countries. That will certainly help...
Did you check to see if your Dad might have put them in a safe-depost box?
Great story and a beautiful coin.
I hadn't thought about calling around to find a bank with a free coin counter. Thanks for the good idea.
Beautiful coin.
I have a world collection with a goal of one coin and one note from every country. I started with the list of UN members and worked from there...
Nice contest and congratulations to AdamL. A lot of close guesses.
Very nice cent. Enjoy it.
Many many coins have been cleaned. In the late 1800's and much of the 1900's it was common for coins to be cleaned by very avid collectors. Many...
Usuing the pics as a guide, I wouldn't have a problem with MS64 but it appears that there's a break in the bottom bands. It could be a mark on...
This is a great thread. Finally got to read it tonight thanks to Moderndollarnut's post.
Origins and Politics of the 1971 Eisenhower Dollar Design I found this post on "Origins and Politics of the 1971 Eisenhower Dollar Design"...
Super coin Bill.
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