It's not an addiction unless you have absolutely no self-control, & have an unreasonable obsession with acquiring...oh wait a minute, that...
I think they actually are ancients which were placed on R/R tracks & run over by a train. :D Very unique...probably the first ones ever!...
We have that in common! :D:singing:
Anxiously following...this should be good! Already like the comments, & while expecting some "hijacking", great expectations! :singing::);)
I think it is technically there, but the border is gone...Johns specimen seems a bit more obvious. OMG, look at Maryland & Misery!!!...
While it does seem overwhelming, if you break it down into smaller tasks...let's say you commit to do only 5 per day...every day, with no...
Wow, I never noticed this before, but it looks like the map was drawn by a 4th grader! None of the states are proportional. Texas is out of...
The Mint is appropriate...Oh, ("O") that's a beauty! :singing:
My psychology & behavior changes at a coin show. If I am buying "on line", I am much less susceptible to pricing urgencies/considerations & more...
Seriously, would you want to be standing since 1853 or 1878??? Look how comfortable they seem! I think the Walkers would have something to say...
I have never bought anything (or dealt directly with it) from the U.S. Mint, which is not to say I don't have a plethora of Mint specimens....
I guess I'll jump in, but I want to stipulate that none of my experience is with "gold" pocket pieces. ;) I have carried various pocket pieces...
Agreed,...now,...but 50 yrs ago, after our wedding @ Ft. Knox, we picked up a bucket of KFC (known as Kentucky Fried Chicken back then) as we left...
Not a problem,...I have a chicken hand & a separate coin hand! :smuggrin:
So, I clicked on a title "Weight variation in older U.S..." and my mind went to a totally different subject & I was grossly wrong. :troll: But...
@lordmarcovan, Rob, received it in today's (7/18) mail, thank you very much! More awesome than I expected! :singing: Interestingly, the USPS...
Fantastic! Can't wait for the next installment! Nevertheless, we dub thee "John the Informer"! :singing::singing::singing::);)
Sal, this statement suggests that there was a period that you were not dreaming, which I find implausible...:smuggrin:...when you stop dreaming,...
NGC is playing the committee, trying to win a Nobel Prize itself, for the "audacity" of grading a Nobel Prize. Geez, you'd think they invented...
john, I always come away with satisfaction & a sense of fulfillment with your posts. The backstories & specimens you show are exquisite and leave...
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