Dad often said that there was a World War I uniform and helmet in the attic of his childhood house on the mountain; I believe he said they...
When we moved into our house, I built a sort of combined bench/desk and shelves that occupy most of the bedroom I claimed as my office -- in 1996....
Or foreign. Or just a "bad penny". Q: What's worth less than a one-cent coin? A: A one-cent coin that you can't even feed to the CoinStar. OR...
Found a steelie in the return of the CoinStar at Food Lion. Thought about taking it, but left it on the counter. Came by again on my way out,...
Sorta. Weights are different for coins before the mid-1850s, and for dollars (both Trade and Morgan/Peace), and of course war nickels are their...
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And in a few years "melt" may or may not be more than the current selling price for these widgets, but you'll still come out ahead buying just...
In general, I figure a 0.16% contribution to a total is "negligible", at least when it comes to discussing the broad distribution of the total....
Dang it. I've never been able to resist those "buy 19, get 1 free" offers.
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Okay, I stalled here until I figured out that we weren't talking about Morgans or seated coins...
Now, those were some good old days. I would've loved to outfit a nice lab with platinum equipment.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Even if you think silver's just about to go to $100/oz or more... spend your $100 right now on two generic one-ounce bars.
Pretty sure there have been some stories written on that same premise. It never seems to work out well for the protagonist. I think as part of...
I seem to remember reading that some of these bottom-tier slabbers would encapsulate coins with any grade you specified. I absolutely love the...
Depends. Are we talking about paperwork (attention span near zero for me), or about a pet peeve (attention span basically unlimited)? :rolleyes:
I think some big businesses are trying to get ahead of the curve here, and I have no problem with that. I have to imagine they've been itching to...
Same here -- unless the Mint offers to donate it to me to add to my coin collection, in which case I'll say "yes, of course, I'll be happy to...
Okay, confession time: I thought the connection between time changes (especially "spring forward") and increased mortality was pretty ironclad....
I hope that his example isn't about to be forgotten.
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