Hmm.....did not know about the library....thats pretty cool
Very nice. That's not a bad silver certificate. Quite nice shape to have been spent like that.
And the picture advantage goes to..........my main man GBroke So now you have to give us a tutorial on that little trick
But you can see where I was coming from and ended up confused about this right? Also, what did you make of the Medal Department being the makers...
Agreed. Doug is a great resource to have around and I know I have learned much from him. I may not always post in threads he responds to, but I...
Thanks Greenie. I knew Doug would have some answers for me and I too thought it was a great question/series of questions. Like I said in my...
Thanks for your time responding Doug, I genuinely appreciate it. I didnt really know if it was proper etiquette or not to source any more than...
Ok Doug I am going to quote verbatim what I read and hopefully you can see why I asked if you would be able to see hairlines on the devices (I...
Bowers' The Expert Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins
Thanks Doug, very helpful explanation. I need to go back and look at my reference guide again and double check one or two things, but as always...
Ok, I have been reading the chapter in The Experts Guide by Q. David Bowers on proof coins and I had some glaring questions jump up at me. How...
I actually have one at home. Cost $6 at a smoke shop.
I'm sure he doesn't despise a profit though.
I think we've all missed the obvious. This dime looks as if it was in a blue Whitman folder and NOT an album with slides. Which is why he used a...
I'm not into bronze, copper, or even gold all that much. I stay pretty focused on keeping my collection mostly based in silver. So a silver...
I constantly tell mine that at least it's a 'savings' so to speak. We can always sell some of it if things ever got tight, that's part of the...
Good info guys. I literally knew nothing about it when I pulled it out of the case other than I thought it was silver and knew it was ancient....
Thanks Mat Anyway you can give me a relative time period these were made. Also what would be a reasonable value for this coin? $20-$30?
This coin seems easy enough to identify as it looks fairly decent. I just don't know a thing about ancients though. This is something I picked up...
My little life situation dictating my slow down is my own wedding next year. I feel the exact same way and realize that the responsible thing to...
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