For you toned coin lovers, these are currently up on Great Southern's site [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I don't have a photo reference for these quarters so I'm not entirely sure about the authenticity of this example. Any opinions on it before I...
If a Star note is damaged in printing is it replaced with a double star note? But seriously, do error star notes exist? I would think that...
I've been trying for some time now to assemble a decent set of Barbers and have just gotten the Half to go with the Quarter and Dime. I may...
Does anyone know where the 2nd, 3rd and 4th versions of the 2009 Lincoln Cents will be released? I'm assuming they'll be released in IN, IL and...
You probably don't think of the words "Pittsburgh" and "Art" in the same sentence but if you're ever lucky enough to find yourself in Pittsburgh...
I've heard many times that verdigris will infect other coins that it comes in contact with, or that if it is only partially removed with Verdigone...
First day foolish frenzy. 50 cents = $281...
The Mint must be working the dies to death. There are already at least two errors that have showed up on the 2009 Cent. Die crack on the...
I was going to post this as part of a response to another thread but decided that perhaps is would get better coverage on its own. Which source...
Slight damage from being run over by steel-wheeled streetcar around 1952 or so, but a keeper anyway. [IMG][IMG]
Common lore is that the 8 Reale - Piece of Eight - from the 18th and early 19th centuries were often cut into 2, 4 or 8 smaller pieces for...
I was looking at one of my Barber Quarters and it hit me that not only is tomorrow Friday the 13th but there are a ton of 13s represented on the...
On 2-9-2009 the USPS issued the four stamps honoring the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. They supposedly depict four aspects of his life,...
I posted this before but since there seem to be a few current complaints about ebay's inaction on reports, I thought I'd do this again, with a few...
[IMG] OK, still only a drawing, but not black and white.
Years ago there were ads in the coin and stamp magazines by a company that would search for specific serial numbers or other features on bills. I...
I've been looking for a good example of an uncirculated Barber Half for a while now. None of the local dealers have anything suitable. Ebay...
Now you can even get your admitted fakes "certified", even when they're stamped COPY! [IMG] I wonder if they'd do Monopoly money? Incidently,...
Why do many older, large coins such as quarters, halves, dollars and large cents have an "X" scratched in them, usually on the obverse? They're...
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