I like a lot of coins, but Japanese Meji-era dragons always do something to me when I see a shining example in a display case. [IMG] Dream...
+1 for mentioning Seneca. I'm not sure if anyone knows exactly who coined it, but the quote "He doesn't own a fortune, his fortune owns him" goes...
Hm. That ancient coin clearly isn't Nazi paraphernalia, so it does seem a little extreme to pull it. Still, as already mentioned, there remains...
I don't own anything of extreme value. I can't imagine paying a wild sum for a coin that I would simply lock up in a vault from fear of someone...
I have worked with databases for years now and I have to admit I really really don't like FileMaker. I find Access 1000 times easier to work with...
Long ago in a coin shop that no longer exists - the bulldozer razed it and it was no more - just dirt and glass bits. Somewhere within that small...
I don't really know what any of my coins are worth because I have no idea how much someone would pay me for them. The last time I thought I knew...
I missed the one in my area. Yay! That means groceries for the week!!
I watched that entire video as well and was surprised how many times the pronouncement "close enough" appeared. Even the PCGS rep said he missed...
I never had kids, and it's technically not too late for me, but I'm past the point where I would seriously consider it, and so I don't really know...
Ah, ok. Since it's a half roll you bought on Ebay, I don't see any reason not to open it and see what's inside. It's ultimately your decision, of...
So the roll of 1943 cents was in your dad's collection? You said he had casino wrapped halves, but were the cents also in his collection? I'm...
I'm not fooled and I'm not even thinking about buying them. And I wouldn't. That's why I used the word "alleged" in my post. I have no idea if...
My guess is that the "dealer" who cut the coin in half deals in gold and not in coins. I don't think any coin or numismatic dealer would ever cut...
Oh my. They are your coins and you can do with them what you want, of course, but my advice would be to let no one cut into, drop acid onto, clean...
That's a good clarification to make. If someone claimed to me that a roll was "original," I would follow up with the question "so it's unopened?"...
This skepticism is very well founded. The closest photo I've found so far to a 1943 roll is this photo of 3 allegedly original 1968-s rolls....
From a cost/benefit perspective, the answer to whether dime searching is worth it is probably no. Given the time and effort of hauling hundreds of...
Yes, paper reigns in banks these days. I did once receive a $1 silver certificate - from 1953, if I recall correctly - in change from a bank...
Reverting to previous experience with baseball cards (not a perfect analogy, I know) - an unopened pack always seemed to be worth more than an...
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