Ditto. I'll never be one of those specialist types who delves into die variety minutiae, but I respect those with the scholarly stamina who are.
Lucky dig!
OK, this is not quite what you intended (I don't have any pix of woodgrain-toned coppers, either, at the moment). But here are some past...
I'm sure it's been done before in forum history, but why not have a key date coins thread? I suppose semi-keys are OK, as well. But just post...
Count me in. I’ll message you shortly, @Kasia. Hats off to you for taking up the baton this year. I would like to also announce that @Randy...
Just two days left until we begin! :) Randy and I are prepackaging our prize lots. I happen to know that in addition to the declared prizes you...
Oh, sorry. I thought you had been referring to the coin, not the monument. I forgot about the final poses on the monument, and how they differ...
Wow, she scored a windfall and was upset about it. Go figure. Even if she (obviously) was not interested in the collectibility of the coin, she...
Great find, Sal! I never dug a three-cent piece in all my detecting days. OK, here- I'll dust off and repost one of my old stories. This was...
Yesterday was my 48th birthday. No, not my actual birthday, but rather my numismatic birthday. My 48th anniversary as a collector. Tonight at...
Huh? Jackson has no visible hat at all, and Lee's is on his head. o_O Or are you discussing something other than the Stone Mountain half?
Perfect for the grade. White, but not too white. I sold my AU example because it was just a bit too white for my taste. That hint of peripheral...
Excellent. I learned a few of the nuances I hadn’t known before. Thanks.
(I've made some progress on this set since the picture was taken- got one of the Seated dollars, for instance.) [IMG] Sold these. [IMG]
Thinkin' 'bout it.
Those are all quite handsome, @Sallent.
Keep it up, Sal. You've come up with some good themes. And in fact, there are plenty of Sterling silver coins. .925 silver (aka Sterling) was...
This is a pretty decent looking 1827 cent... except... [IMG] [IMG]
Noooo! Please, no!!! :nailbiting::p
Here's a holey coin that still had some value- and it was pedigreed to one of the most famous collections of all time. Zeno (emperor of the East,...
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