Thanks, but when I contacted my alma mater, I discovered that the ring could be replaced, with one exactly the same, but at a cost nearly twelve...
When I see an unknown number I lay the receiver in front of my speaker that is playing a talk radio station on I-Heart radio. After 30 seconds of...
This sounds like a new way to bamboozle the folks: program your device to claim authentic rare collectibles as fakes, then offer to take the item...
There are some MS70 and MS69 versions showing up on eBay already for ~ $30, IIRC. These are from reputable sellers, with delivery dates around...
I can't say which one would have been first, but yes, I still have the first coin I ever collected. It would be one of many Lincoln cents that...
I find that mine looks that good, but I never thought of them in terms of MS grades. I don't care much for oxidized coins either, but that's a...
You guys are being generous, IMO.
Back in the day, the same was true of places that sold used music CDs. I once watched a young person bring in hundreds of CDs of all genres...
So the cop was lying to me?
Good question. I left my college class ring sitting on my kitchen counter while a painter was working in the house. When I discovered it was...
Seriously, I'm not much of one to insist upon these fancy grade attachments. I suppose they are important to others but I think I can come to...
2012 was six years ago. I'm not sure I know what a solid F15 looks like, but I'm guessing that a '24D selling for around $50 grades a bit higher...
After reading another thread here about early Lincoln cents, then, after taking a look at the single hole in my Whitman folder for a 1924-D, I...
I have quite a few Franklin beauts but many fall below your lofty goal of MS65. Good luck!
My dad's career was in Army Intelligence. He spent much of his 38 years in the Army in places where the spies congregated, the Pentagon,...
My goal is to buy fewer coins this year, giving my bank account a rest.
I have an almost complete set of Mercs, but very few Roosevelt dimes. What strikes me about the Roosevelts is that they seem to resist wear...
@kanga is clairvoyant?
Ditto! I can't remember when I last found a 1930 to 1949 cent in my change. I did find a 1943 in a CoinStar reject bin last week in pretty good...
...And marijuana in a growing number of states that have legalized the weed, or soon will. No offense to pot smokers here who can afford to buy...
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