I like the look of ASEs and Maple Leafs so I would prefer those if I were to get heavily into this. I think they are more recognizable and would...
A lot of these ads are for sale of coins and are, well, hmm, what can I say, er, interestingly worded. I think that will keep me and us out of...
The veterans out there already know my story, but there's a lot of new folks here... I had the "typical" start in coin collecting as a child......
Another vote for the Red Book. I still reference it, not so much for the values but for the general information about a coin, e.g. mintage,...
I have been researching one US President per month for a non-coin related interest. One of the best online sources I've found is the Miller...
Our local club has a policy of "need to know" in terms of personal information like addresses and phone numbers. Officers are expected to use...
With respect to eBay, part of the original question: Just as individual over the counter sales can't be accumulated-- even if you somehow got...
I would get some additional quotes from other potential buyers. Businesses do make money from the spread between buy and sell. I'm not an expert...
I'll bet he's more organized than you think... In my neck of the woods, there is a locally famous music store. There are literally thousands...
The graphs Doug presents are valuable because they represent a wide range of coins. I can tell you I see "some and some" with respect to coins I...
Carl, I wonder how much of the activity you're seeing is, well, attempts to take advantage of uninformed buyers. At my last coin club meeting...
As I was paging through this thread, I was wondering about whether the auction houses, who "own" the auction results, were a factor in this....
Well, I appreciate the support and the suggestions, but despite what happened here I won't go back on my word. I have PM'd the winners and...
It was a good show considering that it was smack in the middle of Memorial Day weekend. There was even a videographer from one of the local...
George has not let Thalia Elizabeth see this contest, lest she be disheartened, as I am, with the way that it has turned out. Contest is now...
The last show of the "season" around here is this weekend. The Rochester Area Coin Show (RACE) is this Sunday, May 24 from 10 to 4 at the...
To be plain: you may only use the letters in "one thousand posts", up to the precise number of times they occur only. Example: There are three...
Hmm, the judges may have to confer on "phototonuses". Having it in a commonly used dictionary website is a plus, though. Was it really...
Wow, that is a great start... OK, I think that UMN25 has thrown down the gauntlet here... BTW, did you come up with that "spontaneously"? :D...
This is officially my/our one thousandth post (regardless of what the counter next to my name says!) and as such, it's time for a little...
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