Beautiful coin. I was curious why a Viking would be on a coin from the Isle of Man and learned something (thanks). According to the Irish annals,...
Thank you. I realize now that I searched for "1803 Draped Bust Half Dime" and didn't see it. For obvious reasons. :facepalm:
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Entry Post Thank you dwhiz for your generosity and everything you bring to this forum. Here's a really, really old coin, my first and only...
Not terrible - I've seen worse. Haters gonna hate.
They need @Mountain Man and @green18 for advice on posting photos.;) [ATTACH]
I notice the OP has gone missing. She used to post quite a bit, I hope she didn't take the suggestion to use explosives. o_O:nailbiting::facepalm:
Thanks, I always enjoy your writeups.
No biggie. A newb that found a proof quarter in circulation. Probably opened multiple accounts or something...
That's weird. The new poster I was responding to was here last night but now gone without a trace. Oh well.
Sometimes a counterstamp is just some random knucklehead with a hammer and a punch in his garage having fun or passing time. I can't really tell...
Welcome to the site.:) A 1980-S quarter would indeed be part of a proof set, which explains why it's shiny. Sometimes they end up in circulation...
Yes, buy it from China for peanuts, sell it for 20x what you paid and the next guy takes it to the next level. Sad state of affairs.
I have a tupperware bowl full of Canadian coins myself from the many times I've been there over the years. It looks like the Loony is...
This is a dopey one I got because homebrewing beer is another hobby of mine. It looks like a bottle cap. And it's silver. And it's fun. In my...
I don't make impulse purchases but this Aussie design grabbed me so I got one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hmmm. The google-fu is strong with this one. [ATTACH] There exist many private mints that will create a silver medal for you if you have the...
It was for a long time but I think some of the silver proofs and 21st century oddities (like the 2019 enhanced reverse proof that came bundled...
Pretty cool, still neat stuff to be found in the wild.
I collect shinny commerative nickles. People get jealous because there better then there nickles. Typical internet loosers. ;):troll:
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