My least favorite coins are the Barber coins as well. However, the ugliest has to be the 1793 Chain Large Cent, featuring "Liberty in Fright"...
Check out a thread on this subject started by Andy. I think it is on page 5 of this formum now.
Well, when I was a kid a always wanted to be a coin dealer by "grew up" to be an Actuary. Lucky for you, you never "grew up"! I do like my...
I agree with our moderators -- apathy is a huge problem. Because so few of us express our views to elected officials when you do, you will be...
Ironically, MY kids do not seem too interested in coins. They like finding the State Quarters, and try to get them interested in the older coins,...
Great idea. I'll see what I can do at my kids schools. My Wife volunteers at my kids schools and is alway looking for "cultural arts" ideas for...
Really??? Well, maybe I will order one, now. The $10 bill is a replica, though. But the limit is 50,000 . . . . Back to the nickels in the...
Well the certified coin market indicators from the Coin Dealer Newsletter put ICG right up there with NGC and PCGS (82% for PCGS, 81% for NGC, and...
I don't know. The set looks cool, but $90 seems a bit steep. Question: Are the nickels going to be Matte finish, like the 1994 Jefferson set?...
I agree. The mint is now run like an efficient (and profitable) business, with slick packaging, advertising, good customer service and quick...
Well they should at least change the metal to one that will not tarnish -- something with a nickel / steel alloy like Canada or Britain. I like...
OOOOOO!!!! Can't wait for the Warren Harding dollar. Perhaps they will commemerate the Teapot Dome scandal on the reverse!!
Well, one thing you could do if have one of your parents help you out, if they have the time. When I was a teen, my Dad would let me make my own...
Make sure you get the S/H charge back as well. Even though using photos that are not actual may not be against e-Bay rules, the seller should...
I'm sure the moderators will agree that we should try to stick to coin and coin related issues and leave politics (except coin politics) for other...
If you were Bill Gates, you could probably corner the market on buffnicks and Walkers!!!! Reminds me of the good ol days when the Hunt brothers...
Under "favorite coin" I received no responses to my solicitation for ideas for the reverse of the Lincoln Cent in celebration of the Bicentennial...
Yeah, I'd do something like the Bass collection. A complete set of US coins, in the finest condition available. The Mother of all registry...
OK, in the order listed: #2,3,4,6, and 7 all are factors which determine whether a seller/dealer is good (#1). I think all these 5 factors are...
The seller may have made an honest mistake and used the wrong photo. Did you ask the seller why the two photos were identical? If the seller is...
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