Dialup, yes, but I was never an AOLien.
Yeah, otherwise I’d be even more embarrassed.
Sorry 'bout that. I thought I was giving away two decent large cents. That'll teach me to pick 'em out in a poorly lit room without using a...
Exactly. Never buy raw coins sight-unseen in this day and age, and that goes doubly so for key-date coins!!! As mentioned, you're lucky you even...
The last time I bought a raw coin sight-unseen was in 1998, before I discovered the Internet.
That reverse is indeed quite lovely.
Very impressive display! A home museum!
Yes, I knew that, but like you, I haven't seen much in the way of Danish West Indies coinage. Nice pickup. I like the French photographer token,...
Nice varied lot.
I too love that Anne shilling dated J7JJ. The initials on the bust of the George III "bullhead" make that coin a love token, I reckon.
Have you been smoking certain substances again, Sal? ;)
Thanks for the update. I'll lock this contest down for the archives, now.
@dwhiz posted his receipt in a separate thread, so I will lock this one down now.
Nice coin. Talers are impressive, aren't they? I have some fractional talers, but only one full taler coin. [IMG]
Exactly my thought process on these.
Yikes, I didn’t notice that 1819 cent was so scratched up! I must be going blind. :facepalm: Oh well, the price was right, eh? ;)
I'd pay a buck apiece for good quality fake Morgan dollars like that, if I was gonna do a tabletop or something like that. Good use for 'em.
It's collectible from the second it falls off the press, if someone deems it so. Everyone has a different standard of what they consider...
Though it is lower grade, the contrasting toning on Coin A makes it pop, and this was an easy choice for me, despite the 18-point grade...
Love the luster on the white one, and was all set to choose that, but went for the colored one (B), because it has a slightly better strike. And...
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