Nice!!! Probably isn't a soul here that hasn't enjoyed plugging holes in old Whitman catalogs. Coin collectors tend to be rather OCD by nature so...
It is a very fun story.
Oh yeah…… My wild child pup has quite an affinity for gold dollars. She prefers to bite them to confirm their authenticity. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Always and in every case I would choose the piece that was more pleasing to my eye.
Well done sir! Spoken like a true CPA!:hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
Now is when you need a Redbook.
As a funny and mildly disturbing aside….. I had to get my 15X magnifier out to study my little Indians so I could respond… Dang this getting old...
Sorry to post again in your thread…. You questioned whether it has been cleaned. It has not been polished to death like many of these are....
Very fair estimate. And on a date like this there is a very minimal difference in the value between grades until you reach the very high mint...
Wow. Another stunner! I never met an injun that I didn’t like…… I am like you and often wonder how many numismatic treasures are still out there...
Don't fret about the hobby being too expensive. I was a very satisfied poor collector for 35 years. It's only been the last ten years or so that I...
Looks like playtime with the Dremel tool to me.
The fellow that posted above, @physics-fan3.14 is actually the author of a well detailed book on coin grading called the Art and Science of...
Either way, you have a coin that any of us would be more than proud to have in our collections. I been collecting gold coins since the 1990’s and...
Love it. I am at VF25 or maybe a wee bit better. Edit…. since you are in the what’s it worth section, I looked up the Greysheet and they show it...
When the state quarter series kicked off, suddenly half the nation became coin collectors. At the time, Mike Mezack who is now well renown for his...
Heck, I am thirty miles away. I’ll put some fresh batteries in my Garrett and we can have us a party!
Yeah, my apologies on that. I had to manipulate the boys photos to make them reasonably usable. I’ll work with him on his coin photo skills.
Honestly major….. I think if you just left the buckets outside in the sun for a few days you would be good.
Weren’t there some of the San Fransisco dates (1949-1953 I think) that were struck weakly for whatever reason? I wonder if those years are even...
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