I have not put a coin into this style folder in many years, but when I did, I always had trouble unless I set the folder on an extremely hard,...
Put one edge into the hole first, then press on the other edge. Sometimes I would use a pencil with a nice big, soft, new eraser to push with.
In re-reading your post, you did make it clear, I just didn't pay attention. Bad lifelong habit of mine. My collecting focuses on much older...
I believe that's the definition of a strike through? I thought a cud happened when a piece of the die broke, leaving a gap or void area, where...
Little known historical fact ;) When honest Abe wasn't wearing his stovepipe, he put on a little French beret given to him by his paramour.
Viva Medico'!
intentionally fabricated ... Aye, there's the rub. My belief holds that if the finished product is not what was meant to be produced, it is...
A few years ago it was said the Japanese treasury had several million of them which came by way of trade during the years when the price of silver...
I must admit, I am not a member of the ANA. In reading this thread, a couple of questions pop into my head. What happened to the donation...
I beg to differ, it is totally accurate that I refuse to believe these coins are errors. I may be 100% wrong in my belief ( happens all the time)....
What is it that makes this a good auction for dealers? I'm looking at the prices realized and one thing sticks out, half of the first 50 lots did...
Whew, asking me to sell one of my books is kind of like asking me to donate a kidney, I'm gonna have to think about it. I'll see if I can find...
I refuse to believe the sac mules are "errors". Unless you classify the 1913 "V" nickels as errors also.
If the one cent piece has a "shiny" appearance to it, it has probably been plated, most likely with mercury (don't pu it in your mouth!), possibly...
If this is simply too easy for some of you serious coin experts, you may want to take a pass on this one... 1. Which coin was nicknamed the...
I got my copy (used) over 15 years ago at a coin show. Try Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Joe
There is a book by the illustrious Q David Bowers titled "How to be a succesful coin dealer". It is not very good, but it does give some insite. A...
Our club has carried a policy as long as I've been a member. We hold an annual show, and we must have insurance to cover any accidents or other...
How about a series on our natural heritage? All the great parks and waterways.
If only it were as simple as that. I believe that the allegorical Liberty was first used on our nations coinage simply because we had just gotten...
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