The image below is a stock Google image I copied to illustrate my question..... Back in the 1990's part of my collection was stolen. One of my...
As a youngster, finding a wheat cent was a near magical experience simply because they were “obsolete”. Now it appears the reverse design of the...
In all my years I have had four raw coins slabbed. I don’t have an affinity for slabbed coins. I did them simply so my wife could liquidate them...
The Google images for large cent love tokens is abysmal. I need a decent image of a large cent love token to show my jeweler/engraver what I want...
Used to see these commercials all the time. “Own your genuine Morgan dollar copy while supplies last.”.... I haven’t seen that TV commercial for...
Been collecting a very long time and have never considered altering a coins appearance. I have a sixty year old Whitman album of Mercs. Maybe a...
i am a guy far more drawn to the history that lives in his coins than I am the grade/quality. I have trade dollars with chop marks and just...
Capped bust design... In my view ranks among the most majestic of all images emblazoned on US coinage. So, riddle me this.... Flowing hair dollar...
Not wanting to start a war here. Just something that’s been on my mind. And unfortunately I have a bad habit of speaking what’s on my mind. Look,...
Took a much needed breather from the office today and ran over to my favorite coin haunt. This lady kept staring at me from behind the glass. She...
I have to admit. I been collecting a long time and prior to joining this forum, I was not aware cardboard albums were acidic to our coins. The...
Being a history as well as a coin lover fortunate enough to live in a state covered in history, I was excited when the H.L. Hunley submarine was...
the part of collecting that is most intriguing to me is the historical aspect. Where were hearts and minds when my piece was struck. That sort of...
This Type I was graded MS65 by NGC. For all the magnificent toned coins I see in these threads, this piece is very unappealing and to my eyes is...
One of my guys was searching for something back in the spider room (called that for a reason)... Found ten of these old wooden nickels I had made...
Following a post by @Topcat7 about putting some life back into an old Shield Nickel got me to thinking about this old piece. It's actually quite a...
When the series began I started putting together a super high quality set of each mint and a proof. Makes for a good looking album that sparks...
Potty dollars. I have seen it used on this forum several times in reference to Trade Dollars. Clue a newbie in please. I been collecting a loooong...
I am an old coin guy that is a rookie with 21st century technology..... A good friend of mine lost both his parents within three days of each...
So I been collecting for a long time and have been recently becoming more interested in commemorative halves. They are big enough that my old eyes...
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