Good morning again! I've been working on the next coin auction, and now that I'm done adding items (boss will be adding his items piece by piece...
"'Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again." - Andre Gide
I think I fall along similar lines as @green18 - an opportunistic collector and "accidental" accumulator. I collect Jefferson Nickels. I'm...
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Well, I was super excited about this coin when I purchased it in the 2x2...until I took a closer look at it outside the 2x2. Without the damage...
First of all, I LOVE your site. Tons of great information there for a prospective new collector (which is a gross understatement.) Now,...
Congratulations on a gorgeous set!
So that would be 22C2 (edit: maybe one each of 22C1 and 22C2? Looks like the O mintmark is different on each coin.)
I will refer you to this excellent CoinTalk thread about Full Step Jefferson Nickels posted by @Lehigh96 back in '09. For values, I suggest you...
Phew! Glad you got it, if only by the luckiest of lucky moments. Reminds me of the time someone sent me 5 rolls of NIFC Kennedy Halves in a...
For future reference, it's usually not great for coins (especially proofs) to drag/rub anything across the surfaces. A good quality loupe will...
To my eye it looks like a struck through error (in other words, something was sitting on the die when the planchet was struck, either grease or a...
I would think it would fit inside a Medium Flat Rate Box (maybe not the square version, but the long thin one). As long as you can seal the...
Absolutely agree. Not super valuable or rare, but gorgeous enough (and old enough) to save.
Bolivia 1939 50 Centavos [ATTACH]
Good morning! Just would like to update everyone - I have a few eBay auctions ending later today. Included are a couple consignments as well as...
Good evening, everyone! Picked up one of those 1982 cent varieties sets last weekend from a LCS for two coins in particular. (I usually think...
The nickel you should be looking for is a Proof strike, which was only in mint-issued sets for collectors and has a mirror finish. If your coin...
My favorite from lower down in the "Cons" section to using the wire brush wheel: "Somewhat abrasive to penny surface..."
Ha ha...you know me...doin' my best. I was just delighted to figure out where I'd stored my LED flash ring (got packed in my last move and...
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