I'd never even heard of Daniel Carr before I started hanging out here with you hoodlums, now I have another bad habit! (I'm up to 4 Carrs - just...
Beautiful Ben Franklins for me. Are 49 nickels rare or special? Not a big nickel guy either.
Now tell her that you hate an ugly uncirculated rare date $20 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, ;)
I wanted one of these - and I finally found one with some wear that I could afford, it's a 2.7 ounce 56mm round (2.25 inch) 1897 Queen Victoria...
Hah, I almost did too, congrats to Brent on some fine work, thanks for sharing.
I've had the same experience with Charter Oak Coins auctions in CT, and I was amused when I bought two SLQs and they looked very similar in...
I love when people rag on ICG & ANACS - as a basic collector, I try to buy the coin not the slab, and I like the nice discount on same grade coins...
Mel Brooks? I mean, "Sir Mel Brooks" - sorry!
I picked these up for scrap value, Royal Mint silver and gold medals, likely because of Prince Andrew's... issues. I like them! I also think...
Hah! Now do pre-1925 Standing Liberty Quarters. Where’s the date?!?! Why is the head so undefined?!?! in any case I love the Peace Dollars and...
Monkey see, Monkey do. [Gets out Dremel and approaches large cents]
Hah! True, isn't it funny how some folks turn their noses up at anything that isn't in a PCGS slab, some while still claiming to buy the coin, not...
What I find interesting about the California fractional "currency" is that they were made by jewelers / whomever and don't match up for the...
That's pretty! With the refund of my sales tax fees for the last couple years from eBay on coin purchases, among other things I bought, on the...
Good question IMO, I hope someone who's done it weighs in on the pros and cons. I sell on craigslist with success so far - cash transactions and...
Monkey see, monkey do, now I want to go see what kind of half rolls I can get at my bank. Maybe I'll see if they have any Tuskegees too. Thanks...
I'm seeing all these posts about the FUN show (what is that? Fantastic Underwear Numismatists? or just FUN, like "this is fun! Weeeeeee!!!")...
I'm a collector, not a reseller or investor. I invest in index funds and stocks. Like some of my fellow posters above, I buy coins for fun, I...
My daughter lost her job last year because of Covid and she didn't have to move home because she had put in a couple years working after college...
But I want to make $1600 a month working from home to buy a new Toyota Celica Supra!!! Why do you guys hate me!!?!?!?!? ;)
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