Boy ! Now there's a thread from the sub-sub-basement ! :D I haven't seen a post by Jason in so long that I can't even remember the last time I...
Nahhhh - you, especially YOU, should do what I set out to do years ago - collect a complete date set of them ;)
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] As requested :) And Jeff, I didn't carry that, or any of the I think it was 4 that preceded it over a period of many years,...
As I've explained numerous times, it was because I discovered that it was the study of coins that I truly loved, not the collecting of them....
Any and all coins begin toning the moment after they are struck. Granted, it is to various degrees, but they all start toning immediately. My...
Do ya really think it needs any ??? Wait a minute, don't answer that question :D
It was graded MS64, back in the days when a 64 really was a 64. As I mentioned, it was the finest known, may still be.
Seen from certain angles they don't, but from other angles they do. That's what the pictures are showing you - showing all of us really. Here's...
Likewise my old friend ;) I made numerous attempts to contact you, all to no avail. You had us all goin there for quite a while.
1364, France. That is Jean le Bon, John II of France, and the coin is the very first French franc, though it was struck in the mint of Count...
More examples what I mean by buying coins because I like them. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The...
Well, if I had one it would. Ya see, my avatar IS me. [IMG] [ATTACH]
It was. One also has to remember that I sold my entire collection and completely quit collecting coins in 2006.
Well, as to that question, look at his foot on the stirrup - which way is it pointing ? That said, if you had any idea of the history of that...
LOL ! He's not, but I do see what ya mean.
How strict are you with coin quality? For me, saying it depends was accurate but grossly understated. I guess that's because the only reason I...
LOL ! No, they each have their own forums that are though. You have to understand Casual, baseball21 is one the cheerleaders for the TPG fan...
That's part of it, but is also the metal itself, and thus the luster, in the protected areas and device edges being different from that of the...
Why you ornery old cuss - you know that aint true ! Why I can even write ya a list of all the things I like. Just as soon as I think of one I'll...
Looks like plain ordinary toning to me, on both coins. The darker shaded areas are toned, the lighter shaded areas in the more protected areas -...
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