You're right. That's probably more likely.
Sorry. The irony did not come through in print.
Don't know why that "Attached Files" window is in my post above. I didn't attach anything. The site must have had a hiccup.
It's not. Check the first post again. The silver L 500 coin originally in that slot has been replaced with a token. If you google "1973 vatican...
That's pretty amazing. Obviously that coin didn't survive 90 years in circulation. Some collector (or, more likely, a hoarder) reintroduced it....
I'm no expert in this category, but all of the Vatican issued coinage I've seen or owned has been very nicely detailed. This coin is rather crude...
Ha! I did the same thing. He's probably referring to this thread. One in which the OP said both, "that’s how much of a rookie I am" and "I don’t...
I'm with you. That coin checks all the boxes. Great detail. Great history. A hint of toning, but not too much (I'm not a big toning freak)....
I was joking, gentlemen. No sane person would suggest abandoning silver coinage led to the fall of the British Empire. We need a "I'm not...
There was absolutely nothing in my comment to merit such a belligerent response. But thanks for showing your true colors so early in your tenure...
Ding! Ding! Ding! I think we have a winner.
A $76,000 collection build with pocket change and flea market finds? The man is a numismatic genius!
I’m more amused by the Lincoln error threads than I am annoyed. But also a little disappointed that new collectors seem largely oblivious to all...
That's funny! No laughing matter for the British Empire, though. It's decline went hand in hand with the move to 50% silver and then to...
I guess I can see why you'd say that. But for me, adopting a more ambitious approach to coin storage was more enlightening than it was elitist. It...
True. Unless you subscribe — as I do — to the corollary of Doug's comment. Which is: If it's not worth protecting, perhaps it's not worth...
Just one person's opinion, but I think this is among the most valuable nuggets of wisdom a new collector can take from this site. And no, I'm...
I remember it, but only in very vague terms. I was a child and didn't understand the significance of it, so I don't think I had any reaction at all.
Oops . . . no, I was NOT calling you a child. It's an old saying, in case you haven't heard it.
Precisely! Spare the rod and spoil the child. :D
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