I'll throw in a fantasy piece for fun. This was created from Charles E. Barber's proposed design for Puerto Rico Coinage in 1899. [ATTACH]
How about a pair, proving that Rust Never Sleeps: [ATTACH]
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Decision here: http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/124574p.pdf Unless someone in Treasury has an attack of good sense and strikes a deal, this...
PCGS MS67, but I think the slab is a bit dirty.
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Mine was an 1880 Trade Dollar.
The Eiko's I tried had the same issue; I'll see if I can dig up my records to see if was the same model or not. The socket extender is a fairly...
I use these CFL's, which claim to have a CRI of 95. But as I noted, I need to use them on a socket extender....
Congrats and good luck! I use a Beseler CS-14. It's very nice to work with and sturdy enough to hold a medium format film camera (Pentax 645n...
I think this is the only 1935 coin I own I haven't already posted in this thread. [ATTACH]
Got this one and the usual thread notifications. Thanks.
The body of these "safes" are of 19-gauge steel less than 1/20th of an inch thick. That's slightly thinner than the steel in a typical office...
Thanks. I also found this article. Neither mention the rumored OSS issuance. http://numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=10311
In another forum, an acquaintance claimed she owned an Maria Theresa thaler "counterfeited" by the U.S. Office of Strategic Services. A 1963...
A junk shop find. I'm not sure this qualifies as a coin, but it does have an 1880 date... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would suggest treating coins from this company identically to any other raw coin. Numismatic Investments of New England started business in...
If money flowed in either direction as part of the settlement, I wonder how they are going to hide it?
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