Several months ago I conducted a little test on another list. I was new to the list but not new to the hobby. I'd posted a picture of a coin...
You can tell when sombody is TOO wrapped up in the "Teleshopping" craze when they refer to house, car, or any other large purchase notes as "24...
TV, TV, TV :D Bone
What can I say. Those fellows use every word in the Snake-Oil Dictionary from 1900-1930... Bone
LOL, you have NO idea!!! I really wish I could lay my hands on my Nacogdoches Collection which was stolen/sold by an old GF who stayed at my apt...
Thanks, I've bookmarked it. I love Canadian coins and am always looking for more :) Bone
I think most of us older (45yrs old and up) guys & gals probably experimented with cleaning their coins if they collected as a kid, I sure did....
It's in pretty good VF shape. An unscruplous professional dealer might dip it and then bake it in a potato, LOL Bone
That really wasn't my question, but thanks. The question initally was, has anyone ever encountered a worn example in their collecting endeavors?...
Well now, $5.00 for (G) thru $60.00 for XF-AU. Assayers mark should be MF. Bone
Possibly a medal or token celebrating a victory of over the Russians? Russia and Austria were allies against the Turks. Bone
This is mainly for the Canadian members of the list. Has anyone ever encountered a Silver Maple Leaf in circulation or seen one which as obvious...
Very Nice 8R, simply a Beauty, 27.0642gr and it looks G R E A T!!! Bone
I too got burned with a 1760 8 Reale from Mexico City several months back. I posted a picture of it in the gallery. There were several things...
Water and a q-tip removed the shoulder mark, there appears to be another one in the wig as well. I could just dip it, :D LOL. Under natural...
It varies in the coinage. Betweeen .750 and .833 percent. Bone
All this is mute if the real story the coin was returned was because of another reason other than what the seller is saying in his auction... His...
Checkout what the mailman delivered today. This is another one I've waited (almost) quietly for the past week. I gave a subtle hint the other...
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