Visiting family back home this week. I have lit a young numismatic fire in my grandson. Some years ago I gave him a very, very worn Morgan when he...
I maintain some nice PM holdings. I like the stuff and it comforts me to know my kids and grandkids will get something of value from me when I...
My first mint purchase was the Apollo coins. And I do remember clicking the option to receive emails from the mint. Been a bit surprised that I...
Hold the bus up one second..... I picked up an 1852 Liberty Head gold dollar at the show yesterday...... I have long owned an 1861 Princess Head...
Being a US type coin guy I don’t get many opportunities to mingle with the smart folks over here in the ancients forum. Just got home from a coin...
I’m at a coin show today and tomorrow. I plan to make a few nice purchases tomorrow. One dealer that is obviously a high end dealer has a stunning...
Going to a coin show week after next and am sorting through some stuff that I may try to unload. Have a set of proof silver state quarters that...
I haven’t been to a coin show since I was a youngster. Laid the foundations to go to this one the second weekend in February and I am excited as a...
Send me to the gallows..... Years ago when I assembled my Ike collection, I was not the careful numismatist that I am now. A recent thread about...
Was at a jewelers Shop last week. Happened to purchase an 1899 gold eagle from him while I was having my wife’s necklace repaired and I mentioned...
Was looking at another thread that brought a question to mind that has me perplexed. I understand the minting process and have a firm...
I been needing a coin fix lately but have not had the time to go to any of my favorite haunts. Wife asked me last night to carry a necklace to a...
Getting moving this morning and thinking it is a good day to go see my dealer. Worked hard and deserve a reward.... So I am mentally inventorying...
Afternoon off, Christmas is put away and have bought the kids fireworks so I turned on the TV and put my old dogs up. According to the TV guide,...
Doing some winter work on my old boat. While replacing the clear plastic windscreen for the second time in twenty years it occurs to me that...
My grandmother passed several months back. When I came home, I returned with grandma’s coin purse that held her small coin collection. I was...
As long as I been playing with coins I have never purchased from the mint. I will be buying the Apollo commemoratives when they become available...
I have been a vocal opponent of the TPG’s. However I do love their on line authentication service and use it regularly. If I am buying a coin on...
Jeez!!! A roll of Morgan’s dropping on the little toe with enough velocity to shatter the plastic tube translates to a busted little toe I think....
All the recent discussion about storage has me concerned about a set that is meaningful to me. This is a birth year proof set that was gifted to...
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