We like shiny things! :D Did you hear about the guy who was so proud of his Peace dollar, he had it "bronzed"!...
If it wasn't for this phrase (or one similar), we would all have much lesser collections! :happy:;):D Nice specimen...good thing you ran into...
You wouldn't post this if it weren't true...:D:D:D...& your early pic proves it! :joyful: Btw, McDonalds is starting a spa business...it will be...
Any of You fellows (modern types) Getting Up Tomorrow at 9AM? Tomorrow?...what's so special about Thursday???...:D
They're keepers...evidence of real life in bygone days...:happy::D:cool:;)
Yeah, I think that was already generally accepted! :D No Swisher Sweets on this one...:p:joyful::joyful::joyful::singing: Isn't technology...
I used to have a commodities price list written on papyrus, from around that time...but I sold it on Etsy for an outrageous profit!...
Wow, some great stories here...:singing:... @Derrick Combs, thanks for starting this & for an excellent 1st story. :happy: I can't say what my...
Good point Doug! And I did bid with him again, but with much more care...he did have some nice specimens...but we're talking about US coinage...
I had the exact same thing happen to me several yrs ago, on a non-coin item. Told the seller I would pay my last "reasonable" bid (I think around...
Fascinating & enlightening article, especially: "...shared a philosophy with many of his fellow plotters, namely the enlightened,...
Both stores in my area (Dallas/Plano) have them, albeit, essentially only one bay; but it's impressive given the limitations! I got 2 currency...
You lie...you love it & you know it!!!! :D:p:joyful::joyful::joyful: Nice work; thanks for letting us in on your caper...;):singing:
Nice specimens, but there are only 2 reasons you should have them graded: 1) You have cash, & your only option is to either flush it down the...
I heard he choked on a chicken bone...:D...oh wait, that was Mama Cass (which actually was a false rumor)...:cool::p:smuggrin:
@Everett Guy, this has turned into another great educational post, in more ways than one. As noted, assessing real from fake can be a daunting...
Wow, that is a nice specimen, & a nice Vesta on the obverse...pretty pricy though (I guess; don't know if that's a fair price)...hope that's a...
Wonder if they had any problems with an upside down "A", like a "hanging chad"..."Oh, the line on your A doesn't go all the way across to connect...
Somehow, I missed that thread. Thanks for the link! ;)
Isn't it thoughtful of them to think of the future, & leave space for a bus to drive right up next to it? :D:joyful::joyful::joyful:
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