1. Not having enough money to buy coins 2. Not owning any gold (though I will soon!) 3. How underrated Seated coins are. 4. How underrated Liberty...
63. Nice die cracks.
I just noticed, the first one is actually on eBay right now with a $200 BIN.
Awesome! Imagine if coins had serial numbers. (Is there any market for odd serial number slabs?)
I thought the top of the bow was a raised line at first because the bow is so crudely cast - a sign of a C/F
Obverse G-4 Reverse G-6 In 1815 a volcanic eruption occurred at Mount Tambora in Indonesia. The eruption was so strong that the worldwide average...
Ok, that's the top of the ribbon.
Probably not. I can give the URL if anyone wants to report.
63 Cheek needs to be creamier for any higher grade.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I saw this 1853 Gold Dollar on Ebay (decided not to drag the seller's name into this just yet) and I'm pretty sure...
I'll be tagging someone who's an expert on Memorial Lincolns to see if they can weigh in on it. @BadThad
What about Robert E Lee on coinage?
65 maybe. Nice find.
Fixed. :D But no seriously, I think your original idea is pretty good.
In the 70s silver art bars were extremely popular and they commemorated a lot of occasions. Don't know why that one is brass.
Elbesaar is part of Cointalk. Go check out the Barber thread, you'll see some of his coins. @Elbesaar can you weigh in on this one? I'm 99% sure...
I tell you, it's not THAT bad! [ATTACH]
Too bad it's not overstruck on a Barber Quarter or a 1941 Canadian quarter... :D
[ATTACH]
And an easy way of hiding money. Buy a shirt you won't wear and sew a pocket on the inside of the shirt. Put the gold in the pocket and put the...
Separate names with a comma.