Ah, yes, good advice, but I neglected to mention that the coin quoted was in a PCGS slab as PF69DCAM. I'm only looking at slabbed coins. I would...
Hmmm... I don't loathe them, but I don't actively seek them out, either. I inherited a small pile of them so maybe that sated my interest. I do...
I really appreciate the responses so far. It's absolutely great having access to such an active forum. The other factor that makes me suspicious...
In an attempt to get a different perspective on collecting, I decided to try collecting a series rather than a random sampling of types. Since...
Under the vast majority of circumstances, no. I avoid them. But there could always be that one coin that I'd like to have but has always been out...
Oop... someone already posted the VAMWORLD link, but if you care about VAMS, this is apparently the site to occupy... http://www.vamworld.com/
This story is painful and makes my innards twitch in agony, but yes, you learned a lesson the hard way. Owch. But at least you didn't keep it to...
Slabs are definitely a mixed blessing. As someone already mentioned, they provide a decent hedge against now rampant counterfeiting (as long as...
Though I didn't inadvertently lose these coins, I did sell a load of them way back when I found myself short of money one awful month. Looking...
There's nothing in my area this week, but I went to 2 shows last weekend and bought enough to keep me going until the next shows roll along...
Hm. The majority of Twin Cities public transportation tokens that I've seen look like this: [IMG] Or this: [IMG] Or these: [IMG] [IMG] Not...
Nice photos and nice finds! I really like the Washington and Carver/Washington coins - I'm also intrigued by murmurings I've heard that the...
Wow, some of the things this forum dredges up on Ebay make me break out in hives... yeeesh... wow... I was NOT prepared for that price...
:woot: You can display additional characters from romance and other languages using the alt key and a combination of numbers on any standard US...
Thanks everyone! I'm not surprised by the responses, I was pretty sure that opinion would prevail. I'll keep the boxes.
Some random thoughts: 1. American inventors 2. American jazz or folk musicians 3. American space flights 4. Battles and/or major events of the...
"Greatest failed dollar coins." They could re-strike all of the SBA, Sacajawea and Presidential dollar coins on quarters and then they would at...
If I were to buy any of them, I would probably buy the gold Mercury, but I can also think of many other things I'd much rather buy for the price...
¡Muy interesante! That's strange about "dime" since the pronunciation is very different from "tell me" in Spanish. "Dime" in Spanish sounds...
Yes, the ANA put every issue of The Numismatist online for members. Fully searchable and no paper involved. At some point members will wonder why...
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