I think this increase is over a bunch of non-sense again. The budget gridlock you're seeing in Washington is taking it's toll. Everybody's...
I was talking with a guy the other day and we were making rough guesses at what the actual population of a given Morgan date and MM, (standard...
Sweet. Thanks! I needed another reason to go there!! Umm, well......, actually...no, no I didn't. lol Great info, I'll be...
Most likely somebody put the roll together and it got out by accident. Most cents from 1909 don't have luster remaining. Most from the 60s...
I was WELL aware that the OPer did not purchase the roll from ebay! I'm also thinking that the roll didn't just "materialize" at that store....
In case there's some members that didn't receive the last ANA e-mail about 5 more reasons to go to the convention....here's one of the five:...
It's a good find but I wouldn't say it's amazing. There's always been sellers on ebay claiming to have "original bank wrapped rolls", that will...
I always get a kick out of people reminiscing about old cars. The exteriors looked cool but when it comes down to it, that's about all I can say...
Aside from a rant I guess I could offer you the help you were looking for. :D Check out "Collecting and investing in rare coins" by Q David...
This was well stated. Not saying you couldn't be the exception but I'd guess for the most part, this statement holds true. This topic is a well...
There, I fixed it for you and it's even more ironic.
I don't know what you're getting at but I think the commemoratives available from the US mint are abundant and for the most part pretty sweet. I...
My opinion is that the government has far bigger problems to worry about than this old story and should let it go. Just another case of them...
So sulfide ions are the main threat for toning coins? The only threat? Does a cent attract anything/everything else that could be present? I'm...
That is very interesting. But I'd like to know how you know this works the way you think. I see two possibilities. Either the offending gas...
lol Yep, that's what it's all about. I'm starting to feel old because I didn't have the internet available when I was a kid! I grew up in...
I've cracked a few out for albums. Nothing I've regretted. It's not so bad if you crack out the label too and tape it into the album, behind...
If you push the coin all the way down into an IS album and only slide out the top slide, you never rub across the surface when you put a new one...
A can of peanuts doesn't cost a fortune. For as much as it costs to get coins slabbed as it is now, they should be trimmed out in gold flakes.
I think you nailed it. They probably could have done it years ago, but you don't want to rush to the best technology available, before you make...
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