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Wow. Sounds like an interesting and fun collecting theme. I don't collect American coins so I can't help you...but let me share one related...
:eek: Very sad news, indeed: http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/1.2985789 "Iraqi officials in the northern city of Mosul said Saturday that...
[ATTACH] Here's my contribution. One has to love the history: [MEDIA] Always good to review that murky Third Century. Chalk up one for the...
Wow. What a great resource. The number of warranty claims are interesting: Last 30 days (Number of claims) $amount: (#8) $19,420.00 Last 12...
Ancient Joe: Thank you for the write-up. What are the diameters of some of those larger bad boys? guy
Thank you for the insight. Where can I find the statistics section? It would be interesting to follow their payouts under the grading guarantee. guy
Here's the most recent report: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/collectors-universe-reports-record-second-210300956.html Service Revenues Up 5% and...
From finance.yahoo: Business Summary Collectors Universe Inc. provides third-party authentication, grading, and related services for rare and...
I hope I won't offend any of the powers that be, but I enjoy watching the vicissitudes of the Collectors Universe stock CLCT, the parent company...
Since I don't collect coins, I'd be the last person to ask about numismatics. That said, I once had five free submissions to NGC and only had...
A bit of heresy, I'm sure...but here it goes: At any level of Ancient coin expertise, be wary of the fakes and modern counterfeits. At our level,...
Here's an additional contribution to the Charles II thread: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This medal from 1665 is a little premature. It depicts Charles II...
Thanks, you guys, for your responses. I agree that Pepys' diary really captures the everyday life of Restoration England...at least from a randy...
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I've been studying both the history and coinage of Charles II and Restoration England. Here's an example of a Charles II silver penny from 1677...
I like the chart from the link. Thank you: [ATTACH] Copper Lincoln pennies arranged by darkening shades of red to brown. Individual Photos...
Nice bit of history. guy
Other interests? Hopefully, you'll never lose those old interests completely. I'm over fifty and I still have those same interests you mentioned....
Bring on the New Year 2015. Here's my favorite coin from [XX]15: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is a coin of the former wife of Napoleon and...
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