As Reported on BoingBoing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/23/howto-make-a-pad-of.html For those of us who are feeling lazy, see:...
Not quite a cameo, alas: [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I think that's overstating the case a bit. The U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Benefit Fund, who purportedly received a license fee, is a...
Section 304 of the so-called "Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997" happened:...
A 1/52nd of a Shilling with a bit of "character": [ATTACH][ATTACH] This is probably as good a place as any to put in a plug for Harold Fears...
Prior to a 1997 change in the law, ASE's and AGE's were the only form of bullion approved for IRA"s, and AFAIK AGE are still the only form of gold...
I've purchased a couple of slabbed coins from them in the past. The transactions weren't all that memorable, which is a Good Thing. Don't expect...
I received a set from the original APMEX batch on Christmas Eve and posted my initial impressions at that time:...
A friend of mine received her coins from AMark yesterday, but another with an earlier number has yet to get notification of shipment.
Here's a shot of my NGC MS66 1913 Type I, which I consider to be a bit low-end for the grade. Without seeing the luster pattern it's hard to say,...
I don't collect silver per se. I collect coins and a goodly percentage of them happen to be silver. When I purchase, say, an 1851-O 3-cent piece...
The only "FirstStrike®" slabs I own are from PCGS, and in fact U.S. trademark 78406455 for the Word Mark "First Strike" is registered to...
I suppose I'll bring this down to earth a little with one of my mistakes: [ATTACH][ATTACH] Now, for another shot of the obverse. I have not...
It could be the light balance on the photograph. Then again, it could just be the way the piece toned. Here's a photograph of two coins from my...
The coin I paid the most for is the 1880 Trade Dollar I recently posted in the follow the leader section. It is no longer my most valuable coin,...
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That's what I get for not going home and doing my research. Thanks.
Both my wife and I own gold coins. I don't get to see them often enough because they "live" in a safety deposit box at my bank.
As far as I know, the Confederacy only struck half dollars and $20 dollar gold pieces in New Orleans, $1 and $5 gold pieces in Charlotte, and $5...
I have nothing interesting from my collection dated 1901, but it's past time to get this thread moving again. So here's a nickel I bought ~40...
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