How do people buy and sell coins before eBay and the internet? I guess by visiting their LCS and through magazine ads?
Your description made me wonder... Is aluminum foil an okay way to wrap coins?
Sometimes people use corn, other times cheese. Alluding to "corny" and "cheesy".
Clicking on "Upload a File" no longer works as it did?
OMG, you're right! My question assumes the coin remains the same width - which is not the case. *Smacks forehead*
I went to watch the video again. You're right. My eyes were so focused on the rim getting formed that I didn't notice that the circular part of...
Friday night Cointalk Q&A. I have a question on the Upsetting Stage of the minting process. This photo is from the U.S. Mint video and shows one...
Major joke fail. I was agreeing with you and trying to be funny about the direction the Eagle was facing. Hahaha. There was a thread here last...
Maybe he had an assistant put these in the 2X2's and just told them to copy the label from another, which was indeed FS.
It's totally different! Night and Day. The eagle is facing the other way!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
No pics to post, but for me it would be: (A) 1955 DDO U.S. 1 cent, and (B) The recently discovered mule (why do they call it a mule, by the way?)...
On a circulated 1926, it can get hard to tell - yeap, I agree. More noticeable on AUs and definitely on BUs. But the story behind it is...
Here are a few of mine. See the bold "GOD" in 1926? [ATTACH]
Right smack in the middle. Row 3, Col. 3. I think all 1926 Peace Dollars have the bold "GOD." Very interesting story. Have a read. Scopes...
Almost all cell phones now can take good close-up photos. You can try a simple and quick set-up like this. [ATTACH]
You've got a nice 1926 with the bold "GOD". If you don't know the story about the Scopes trial (even made into a movie), I recommend it. A good...
Here's an informative link from PCGS. Scroll to the bottom and you'll see what I mean by the "B" with the slanted crossbar. I guess most...
May I ask the source of your second (bottom) photo which you're using as a reference? I ask because the center bar of the "B" should not be...
Here's a nice one that I've got. [ATTACH]
1929 France. 10 Centimes.
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