Some years ago, my dad bought a common date (but nicely preserved) Buffalo nickel from the Arthur Conan Doyle collection for my mom, who is an...
That was certainly the find, AgCollector! I would imagine that my oldest coin from circulation would be an early Wheat Cent, probably something...
Agreed, it depends on the bank/other financial institution. Most around here will not give you the time of day unless you are a customer.
Hmm, maybe I should take up painting!
Well, if it's not active any more... :D We could reverse it: GSoCT (Grading Service of Coin Talk)
The individual efforts some of us are making-- sometimes to very strange and occassionally dirty looks-- are commendable, but the only large-scale...
Two sides of the coin (sorry, couldn't resist): 1) A hot stock market could drive people to it and away from other investments or interests, so...
The last rate I got early this week was around 95 US cents per Canadian Dollar, and I think it's heading for Par soon... that's dollar for dollar,...
Sure. BU GC "Butt Ugly Geniune Counterfeit" The catch is, you have to pay him with two $3 bills.
Very nice!
I am hardly an expert, but my first reaction was, "Who got into the crayons?" I can appreciate other folks' interest in toned coins, and some...
And there's an even more basic reason for this. Paypal charges Business and Premier Accounts the same rate for all transactions, regardless...
This is going to give those "Poor-1" slabs some competition!
I move we introduce a 1000 point grading system for CTGS (Coin Talk Grading System) and immediately assign all sumissions a grade of MS-9999 :D
I don't remember the details any more-- I would look them up if I were not truly lazy-- but eBay is concerned about a falloff in the number of...
Hotonai, you don't have PM's enabled, so apologies to everyone else for veering off topic here. Palisades Amusement Park closed in 1971 and...
Nothing personal, and I hope no offense... but I never answer these kinds of questions in polls, regardless of the subject or pollster. I don't...
Welcome aboard! Your collection is enviable-- especially that 1908. We're all friends here, but the forum is open to lurking and so I...
This is an interesting discussion. I "fired" my former bank a number of years ago in favor of credit unions and only recently learned that the...
I like your idea, Other Frank! If there's enough demand for this, I think the Mint will in fact cave in and... ...mint even more...
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