I didn't want to expose myself that much but... I moved to Louisiana almost 40 years ago. Prior to that, my career in academic publishing had me...
I see that @dwhiz has covered one of my major concerns. These are coming on a slow boat from China—pun intended—so one might expect these to...
As in the opening to Star Trek... perhaps the most famous split of all: [MEDIA]
Sounds like a winner! Edit: Hmmm... ranked #6276 on Amazon doesn't seem like it's really a best-seller anywhere besides the NYT. Just sayin',...
Well, it is a lot easier to use a split infinitive, I confess. I never thought of those who attempted to teach proper English skills as...
Good for you! As a former teacher of high school English, I sometimes get a chill up my spine whenever I see improper usage. Spelling doesn't...
I'm still learning, but aside from my ignorance of the VAM nomenclature, I'd say that I have about a half-dozen 1921s from all three mints that...
Oh, I thought you said Bourée... [MEDIA]
Not even enough to cover ebay's listing fee, then you'll give the rest to PayPal to receive any buyer's payment. Oh, and then there's the postage...
I was too young to buy beer with them. My dad was career Army, and was stationed in Paris in 1957 to 1960 during which the European command...
Wish I had seen this before I posted #14 just above.
Does this mean that coins should not be kept in a metal box in a desk?
Not always the case. My wife hates counting out change whenever she buys anything and even worse, she doesn't like counting out $1 bills. As a...
What you have there is a slabbed PROOF ASE that's one of the many that were produced on the first day of issue, so we are told by the inestimable...
Speaking of 1880 IHC, I was able to get this one at a very reasonable price from an ebay seller yesterday, but have not received it yet (his...
I often wondered about this. I gave up on stamp collecting many decades ago, but made it a point to hold on to a few commemoratives that meant...
Wishful thinking, @Del Ihle .
This is just like watching The Price Is Right on TV. "What's the highest bid, Drew? I'll go a dollar more." As for myself, I'd rather look at...
Spirityoda started it, El Capitan. ;) Can't say when I last got a silver coin in change; maybe 20 years ago... no, maybe 30.
Just a week apart and earlier this year, the same Coinstar at my local Albertson's Supermarket yielded first a 1964-D Quarter then a 1963. That...
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