I'd be interested in hearing about some of the other nice coins that your grandfather left you.
I went to the Nevada State Museum in May of 2006 in Carson City, NV. They have some really nice examples of the CC coins there. They've also got...
Hey mpaulson, Do a search in the forums for 'Jim C'. That guys finds some really cool stuff!
I'll bet what happened is some guy who collected coins made his wife really mad at him. She got even with him with a hammer, screwdriver, and his...
I love seeing the stuff that you find.
Isn't there a famous Jefferson Nickel counterfeiter? I can't remember his name but I remember seeing some of you all speaking about him.
Do we know yet if they're going to do a special edition of these, like they did with the silver state quarters?
Beautiful coin! What is the diameter of it? What's it's weight?
Hello, I finally got an avatar for this forum. Pretty neat, huh? Go Cards!!!! I received my proof gold $5 Old San Francisco mint...
Wouldn't it be nice if CoinTalk had some kind of mechanism to keep track of scam artists like that? Maybe a simple listing of known bad ebay...
I ordered the San Francisco proof $5, the San Francisco old mint silver proof, and the 20th anniv 3 piece silver set on the same day, Aug 31. I...
That's a nice piece. What did you give for it, if you don't mind me asking?
That's really fantastic! I want a metal detector now!
I've got a modest collection of $5 gold half eagles. I've got 8 of them now. I'm thinking that it's going to take me years to do a type set. I'm...
I got interested in gold coins a couple of years ago, since I finally was able to afford to purchase some. The very first gold coin that I...
Hello all, My wife and I went to Reno, NV recently so that she could be in a wedding. A couple of days before the wedding, she and the other...
Hello all, Last year I cataloged all of my gold coins and put them on my homeowner's insurance policy. My thought was that it would be just my...
So, you're saying that I should look for a scale that weighs in grams? There's a local dealer out here in St. Louis that I'm going to visit...
Hi all, Several times I've seen folks mention to weigh a coin as one check for it's authenticity. Can anyone suggest how I could do that?...
Hi all, I recently picked up my first half dime. I noticed in my red book that half dimes and nickels were produced at around the same time....
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