Yes, we live in a society where folks know things are wrong but they do a cost-benefit analysis based on how often they're going to get caught...
I afraid that we have to come to grips with the possibility that the story behind the "A" has been lost to history . . .
Tina, welcome. I'm afraid that as nice as they are, you'd be killing yourself financially be sending them in for grading.
Michael K, I'm going to take a wild guess that the bank's automatic counter/ counterfeit-detector machine doesn't recognize $500 bills, so the...
What type of animal did you have to pet sit to score this? Will you switch it over to another TPG now that it's better than you thought?
Amen, Valentinian. Amen.
I assume, based on my non-numismatic interactions with the TSA, et al., that if there are "boxes" of coins being imported into the country there...
For better or worse, I concur. Post-mint damage.
Although mugshots are generally public domain . . . ;)
BooksB4Coins, I agree with you. I think the biggest thing that has changed is the incivility people far too often display when disagreeing. We...
Personally, I think citing one's source of referenced material always makes any type of presentation better, more trustworthy and, occasionally,...
Scares the stuffings out of the uninformed, such as myself . . . .
It's very interesting but I have to assume it's PMD since even a sleeping mint quality control inspector would have stopped it from leaving the...
I'm not an ancients guy; reading ancients posts is a guilty pleasure. I agree with Deacon Ray that slabs are not the hobby's enemy . . . and if...
If it makes you feel any better there are many people who actually love slabbed coins that wouldn't consider a coin from this particular grading...
I am a big fan of all the Official Red Book books, especially "A Guide Book of Half Cents and Large Cents" by Q. David Bowers
Wait, we should be ok. Isn't Leah Remini a member of CT?
It's just a shame that the traditional social constructs of our numismatic society almost compel a collector to chose one or the other. Why should...
My local bank teller is kind enough to keep an eye out for those pesky Kennedy halves without the brown on the rim.
It makes me deeply regret that I've taken a more modern numismatic path.
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