My problem is that so much of the real stuff from this era looks fake, even when it isn't, due to the cruder production standards and wonky letter...
This contest is now open.
Here are the prizes. Again, there will be three drawings. Your single entry post will enter you into all three, but you must be a first-timer...
LordM Giveaway #57 (three prize drawings) 9/1/21: This contest is now CLOSED. Winners were announced in Post #168 (Prize A), Post #171 (Prize...
Those are the modern “Goddess” Liberty stamps ($1, $2, $5 denominations). You should be able to get them at the post office. PS- note that the...
@love old coins - your package is in the outgoing mail. I had fun with the vintage stamps. Many are from the 1940s and 1950s. [ATTACH]
@Leif Erik Johansen - your envelope is in the mail. There are several older stamps on it. One, the 1932 Daniel Webster, is 89 years old and...
These drawings are done based upon the post counter at the bottom of each post. For example, this is about to be Post #147. Look at the small...
Ah- I see your edit. Still want the Flying Eagle, too? That’s fine- either of them- but the three coins puts you over the $50 credit, and you’d...
They’re yours. Plus a mystery freebie or two to round out the total. All I’ll need now is your address, in the private message. I just did a...
The random number generator just picked #72. [ATTACH] Post #72 was by @love old coins! @love old coins - since I doubled the prize to make up...
Umm.. well, it was supposed to be, before I fell off the face of the earth for nearly three months! Oops. :facepalm: Yep. It was still open all...
The random number generator picked #81. [ATTACH] Post #81 was by @Leif Erik Johansen! Well, Leif, it looks like you're not only going to get a...
Well, that was a much longer hiatus than originally intended! Sorry ‘bout that! :facepalm::bag: Let’s get the drawing done, shall we? Stand...
@CoinJockey73 - your goodies just shipped, finally (hey, what, like only three months late? :facepalm::rolleyes:) Sorry this slipped through the...
Time for the revelation. Click the little “spoiler” tab to see the answer. [SPOILER] I believe this is now the most valuable single coin in my...
This would pretty much echo my own impressions of the coin if I did not already know what the slab label says. But I have found the TPGs seem to...
Boy, that die sure shattered, didn’t it! And the clashing is super deep! Very cool piece.
Bear in mind that I was the photographer here, with all the limitations that implies, though I will say my impressions of the coin would judge it...
Maybe you should vote! ;)
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