Incredible! Wow, I thought it was amazing that my mom got a 1919 cent last year...Congrats on your find!
I bought about 50 new notes at CoinFest...the majority came from the dollar bin one dealer had, some were 2 for a dollar! I'll be posting some...
Thanks for the comments! Ardatirion, you really carry a list of emporers in your wallet? That is....awesome! Gee, all I carry is a list of...
I can't vote...I do collect them! Not to the levels of some people on here (I'm looking at you Ardatirion! ;) SA/SM and Stainless have me beat in...
Jack, good luck in the hot sauce buisness. My dad would have loved your work, the hotter the hot sauce the better for him! Unfortunatly we lost...
I thought I would add this post to my blog as I recount my 10 oldest coins, and 5 oldest US coins, as of 10/15/09. It might be interesting to see...
Here we go... #1 Circa 300 BC Greek, possibly Sicily/Syracuse (seller's pic) [img] #2 121-122 AD Rome, Hadrian, As. It looks a lot better in...
I completed my first silver year set at CoinFest without realizing it! I collect by year and mint mark. For modern (clad) years, I have been able...
I've always (in perspective, I have only been trying since last year!) been foiled by coin pictures. I just could not get them to come out right!...
I purchased this at CoinFest this past weekend....It is the most I've ever spent for a single coin ($50) and it is my first ancient silver...my...
Here's one of my few toned coins. A 1900-O Morgan that had sat for 20 or more years before I got it. It is darker then it looks, the camera flash...
I'm in as well, although my collection and knowledge is as yet quite limited compared to most folks on the board! (I've added Cyrillic to my...
Thanks for the comments! I paid roughly $8 for it...I bought a big stack of stuff from the dealer (about 15 coins) and he rounded off the price...
I can assure you that the coins I have that have turned black have NEVER been dipped; they just sat in a old milk carton for about 45 years. Pics...
That's the second worst! While I don't care for toning, I don't advocate dipping either...My take on it is just to let it pass for someone who...
...Totally by accident! I nabbed this coin out of a discount bin at CoinFest. When I got home and was doing some research on it in my Krause book,...
One of my pet peeves is when coins don't carry the date of issue of them. US Currency is worse. Don't get me wrong, I love US Currency, but I...
I totally, 100% agree! I like my coins to look like they were just minted. Or have been circulating for a while, but toning, I just don't like....
Excellent deal! The book retails for $60 new. I have the 1901-2000 and the 2001-2008 issues. Eventually I will get all the issues of the series....
WOW! You wouldn't think there would be any that solidly brown yet. I wonder what it went through to get there...I occasionally find cents from the...
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