And that, folks, is a wrap! It was a lot of fun. [IMG] I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year. I will of course continue...
We've had a good run from Thanksgiving to Christmas, and here we are at Christmas Eve, so let's wrap up the contest, shall we? Time for the Round...
George Washington died in December 1799, so there’s a remote chance of that, anyway.
Ben Franklin died in 1790, so I doubt he spent that 1799 dollar unless there was an unpublished zombie apocalypse around the end of the 18th...
Maybe not, but then again, you’d have to have looked at lots of coins to know that. Be nice and cut the fella some slack. It was a fair...
Kaiser Bill looks good in gold!
Aha, so you own this gem, then? You said you didn't submit it, but you somehow acquired it? That's a keeper! I say that only halfway in jest....
Sounds about right. So they forgave the little green specks and gave it a straight grade.
Yowza! Thank you! I accept your generous gift of that MS67 Buffalo nickel! Shall I message you my address? ;) Cardinals we have a ton of....
C'mon, @Coins4Eli - do the reveal! Inquiring minds wanna know! ;)
Thanks for the update! :)
Not counting giveaways on the Contests forum or Secret Saturnalia over on NumisForums, I gave away three pieces from my collection. [ATTACH]...
Good Very Fine (gVF) seems to cover a lot of ground, doesn’t it? As I recall, this piece was described as gVF when I bought it from CNG. Note...
What’s a “post feed”?
I’ve never seen a slab that yellowed. And I’ve had some that were 30+ years old. But I have some coins that probably changed inside the holder....
My wife knows better than to try to buy me coins. No one in my family would dare attempt it. Nice 1799 dollar, @Collecting Nut! Any Bust dollar...
I agree with the Ch VF. Nice one. My Otho is a mere Fine (just graded at NGC). In a modest grade, but nicely toned, with Otho’s name fully on...
It so happens that I have an example of that type in an NGC XF slab. [ATTACH] With ancients and medievals, grade is mostly meaningless to me....
Yep. I’m sure the worms play their role, too, over time.
While that is possible, the coins could have settled deeper into the ground on their own without soil being added. Heavier coins in particular...
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