The "good old days" are the reason we are in this mess. Yes, standards of living were high and all seemed good, but in truth our country as a...
You could trade it all in for 2 ounces of gold, call it space consolidation :smile
Well that's true, it's not hidden. And, I'm in agreement with you that a couple of good dings should not render a coin ungradable. But, that is...
If I lived in Europe I would be more serious about metal detecting, like you said the potential is amazing. Just not as much history here in the...
I always crack graded coins out of the slab after I buy them, as I prefer to display them in air tites. I especially would have no problem...
Heh, looks like the type of haul that I end up with when I go metal detecting. I got into metal detecting because I was interested in finding...
The way I see it, if you had enough money to go around buying every coin that you come across then the coins would not mean as much to you, it's...
Heh, thanks for the info, I didn't even think about the obverse/reverse thing. But while I was writing the opening post I actually used the word...
Thanks for the responses. Here is a picture of the $100 bill on top of a $1 bill from my wallet, along with close-ups of each bottom corner. The...
It's a difficult question to answer because there is no formal definition of "key date". Determine the factors that are most important to you...
Hey Guys, I've been collecting coins for quite awhile and haven't been able to add much to my type collection lately, so I started thinking that...
I just moved to Cincinnati about 6 months ago. There is a gas station that I frequent within walking distance of my apartment. I don't know if...
If I won $500M my coin collection would actually downsize. In fact, my collection would probably end up consisting of only a few, or even just one...
Every coin collector has been bombarded with "cleaning destroys value" over and over again. An opinion with this prevalence becomes a...
If we find out that they are worth $1500 then mine is definitely up for sale! ;)
I've lived in 3 different states since I started collecting coins. I also do a lot of traveling for work and try to visit coin shops when on the...
The post office coming after the recipient for extra postage seems horribly inappropriate. As for shipping rates on ebay, it really does not...
Hello all, Sorry if this topic has been breached before, but I searched the forums and could not find anything. I've been working on putting...
I hope that I didn't come across as though I was belittling you in any way, that wasn't my intention. As long as you don't trust the "unsearched"...
Ya, the last thing that I would do is buy rolls of coins from ebay. Doesn't anyone ever stop to contemplate the probability of people having so...
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