I saw this in my dealer's tray today and asked him about it. He didn't know anything other than it was some kind of WWI medal, from belgium. He...
These two are admittedly not as nice as the previous three I showed, but they do take me to 10 halves overall getting me 10% to the goal of 100...
Here are the latest and greatest to my collection. I've had them on layaway and have been paying on them for a while, since they were a pretty...
I just picked these babies up off of layaway from my favorite dealer. I walked into the store one day about 5 months or so ago and saw them in...
The 1909 S VDB cent is probably one of the most sought after American coins in the numismatics. Think about it; nearly all collectors either got...
Recently we have discussed an 1844/81 overdate large cent I purchased, in the thread http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=42547 I called it...
None Worse For The Wear: Those Elusive Semi-Key Barber Dimes Anthony F. Bevilacqua Walter Breen had this to say of the barber dime series by...
This is my cherry pick of the month, if not the for the rest of the year. There I was casually wandering through the large cents looking for nice...
There's been a lot of talk recently about barbers and good buys especially among dimes. I've made barber dimes my pet project being as how I...
Searching through my collection I came across these bundled coins marked with a purchase price but not the year, eeep. Not too bad, I either...
Out of the ATM today when I was on my way to lunch. [IMG] Cool numbers said: The number you entered was 06066006. Congratulations! You have...
Hey Guys, here are a couple of my pickups this week. The first is rather run of the mill an 1831 bust dime in AG/G condition except that it has a...
I've been waiting to post this one until my photography skills had advanced to the point where I could actually do this coin some justice. Now...
Here for your viewing pleasure is an 1892 Barber Quarter. Once I have your thoughts I will share my own. I moved the light source on the obv for...
I've often felt that coins with holes are a great place for a collector, especially one on a limited budget, to get an otherwise hard to find...
When considering high grade liberty nickels that are not graded. is there a way to tell, with any amount of certainty, a proof coin from a high...
Got this today as payment for some work done for my dealer. Its my first and I've long wanted one but they are always sooooo expensive. I think...
All righty then, I hit the jackpot at my dealer!!!! He got in 7 bust halves this week from a random walk in sale. These two are mine and the...
I purchased this 1915 Buffalo about 5 years ago at a local auction for around $30. At the time it was described as a High AU piece. I stocked it...
I picked these bust halves up today as I was just casually checking out a shop. I paid $90 for the pair. The 1835 looks to be F/VF and an O-105?...
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