1. I like Newfie silver. 2. I like CircCam contrast. 3. I like low-mintage coins. 4. I like Young Head Vickies. Quadruple win.
The No S error is on proofs. Yours is a business strike, made for circulation. Different type of coin, entirely, though both are 1971...
Well, I’ve got NGC images, though the grade hasn’t quite dropped just yet. Should be soon. Note the new lack of copper spots. I sent it through...
@SensibleSal66 let me know via private message that he received this prize, so I'm locking this thread down now. (He subsequently went on to win...
@ZoidMeister let me know via private message that he finally received the prize after it went missing in the mail... twice. So I can finally lock...
The prize is in the mail. This is actually the second one of these contests in a row that @SensibleSal66 has won, though given the fact that it's...
And now, the drawing. Our lucky number was... 9! [ATTACH] And Post #9 was by @SensibleSal66! Sal- I have your address. Be sure to post here...
And without further ado, the drawing. Our lucky number was... 5! [ATTACH] And Post #5 was by @masterswimmer, on behalf of his grandson....
One last minute entry for Conshyboy on Collectors Universe, and then we'll fire up the random number generator and do the drawing. @GDJMSP - I...
I think they actually did.
The Beijing Mint was producing “silver” Eagles before WW1- even before Weinman thought up the Walking Liberty design!
@asheland said, We literally told the guy the best thing to do is to burn them in a fire and I think he said he's going to lol :hilarious:...
With the exception of a branch in Manila (“M” mintmark), all Philippine coinage of that pre-independence era was struck in the United States. That...
When I was a kid and my mail order coins arrived, I used to feverishly tear open the packages on the spot. Nowadays, for whatever reason, I tend...
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Wholesome. CircCam.
Key date!
This is an entry post for erwindoc on Collectors Universe. [ATTACH]
I will say that I like that piece, aside from the fact that it’s holed through the date. I’d prefer the hole at the top of the obverse. I need a...
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