Let me relate on odd/strange/ item (it doesn't rise to the level of an "event") that occurred at one the live HA auctions at FUN. So there I was...
We all know the Mint went to the Dark Side when they dumped the Castaign Machine.
I've got two Bust Half Nuts in my local coin club. One has about 430 varieties and the other ONLY has about 250. This part of the hobby can...
Thanks. I learned most of that the hard way.
Eduard, I was looking at this area: [ATTACH]
I belong to two coin clubs in central Florida and we have canceled all our meetings until further notice. One of my clubs hosts a monthly coin...
I didn't know about those sites and I just took a quick look at them. As you say, they don't provide any written context or description which,...
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I have almost certainly performed the quote function incorrectly as I'm probably the only person on CT that doesn't know how to do it. Anyway, to...
Eduard, that's a nice-looking JR-2. Is that die rust pitting showing on the reverse between the olive branch and ER and between the letters RICA...
What a great response! It's a real testament to the superb collaboration that occurs amongst us. I purchased the half dime LM book a couple of...
On the "Coin Chat" forum there exists a thread for showing your numismatic library acquisitions. The latest item in my library is the Zack,...
I'll add my small but growing library. Two important parts of it are; - The half cent book by Bill Eckberg, in my humble opinion, the best...
Paddy54, I hope that was a gold star because I never got one in kindergarten. That was in an age before there were participation trophies.
Ohh, you are an evil genius. I am an utter idiot on this series but when did that ever stop me from giving my opinion in these exercises? A is...
Solid 65 but it will slab at 66. Overall, a very nice looking coin.
I'm gonna have to go to the big box hardware store and buy another bookshelf. Yay!
I followed the last thread on this topic and all I can say is Oh! Oh!
Unless it's a R-5 or better or just a super damaged coin, I automatically price a 19th century coin that has the "normal" amount of cleaning at...
The somewhat heavy scratches on the obverse (at K8, K10 and K2) would put the coin on the bubble if that was the only thing on a coin with...
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