A little provenance: My Dad's older brother served in Japan during the GHQ era (fall 1945 thru very early 1952; MSgt, USAAF, HQ Squadron, 5th Air...
Now: If genuine, is it gonna gain any value if I get it slabbed? Never done that...how to choose the Grading Service? Is ANACS in favor, or?
Excellent...Thanks, Seattlite! I'm in Port Angeles.
The weight is 27 gm; the diameter is 38.7 mm; it has a reeded edge. I've been told the direction of spiral on the Pearl is significant; this is...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ~1 inch diameter, 8.1 grams, dark red & looks like copper but might be an alloy. Google is not helpful. I hope one...
I will start this thread without any pics...you'll understand why soon. I have purchased over 30 years, and then inherited 5 years ago, a great...
I will add my voice to Paddy54: I post here for one reason to talk, and look at coins.....not to receive lessons in grammar. We're all smarter...
I am sorting through some old silver coins, which will be offered on eBay in the coming months to help defray mounting old-age related expenses,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi...Does anyone have any information about this overstrike? Thanks...
Doug...I was fairly competent at using iPhoto with my old Mac OS; an upgrade took that editor and replaced it with Photo...a far cry from...
The explanation is that these four (and another major handful still in work; pics posted here as they clean up) were/are unrecognizable before...
Thank you for the deep history, BRandM. I'll dig around some more, maybe get closer to the Stibbs differentiation. wlw
Hi, Jello! I'm not sure what you're referring to about die variety...I'm unfamiliar with them except for Morgan dollars, etc. What should I be...
This "STIBBS" counterstrike fell into my hands a couple days ago. A search of the forum for that name returned zero results. Anybody got an...
ATHENA! Many thanks, both of you! wlw
This is a 100 plus year-old piece of costume jewelry (a buckle, of odd design) made before 1910 by Fishel, Nessler & Co. The piece is ~1 3/4" in...
Thank you, all three. I'm gonna stop picking up these obviously suspect slugs...someday, real soon now. Bing, I'm grateful for the links...I'll...
Diameter: ~38.25mm Weight: ~15.1gm Material: non-ferrous, probably an alloy of copper. Looks sand-cast, to me. Edge: not reeded; appears ground...
Thanks...very helpful, particularly the research/verification definition! I've heard about the TPG rankings, but as I'm not really after VAM or...
OK...so if I haven't noted any variety or error in my request, it doesn't get noted? Or can I just ask for such notation if justified?
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