About 30 minutes North of Austin would make it about 1 and 1/2 hours from me. But, that might not be bad for a worthwhile meeting about once a...
I hope you are moving to SE Texas. We need a good club here.
These ideas are great. I got my start in 1948. My aunt gave me two Liberty Nickels, an 1883 without cents and an 1885. I was 5 years old. When I...
Thanks for the interest and feedback. I will try to construct and offer some interest. I have tried before without much luck. It is very true...
I have most of them finished. Each book has about 60 coins. Our 19th Great Grand Child was born on Tuesday. Her book will be the first to go out....
Do you get your rolls from a local bank? Do you have a favorite teller that holds for you? I don't want any secret information, just what you...
Exclusive cliques. Great observation. I have gone to one of the club meetings (called a meeting but intended to be a bourse) in the greater...
When I was in grade school and early high school (50's) we had a semi official club. I got many of my nice or more difficult coins by trading with...
He may have gotten his when PhD was an acronym for "post hole digger".
I think they look great. I wouldn't buy them for just that condition, but, I sure would keep them. Thanks for showing them.
Here is a good one just posted: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-going-on-with-these-nickles.347162/ But, it might duplicate the one...
Most I have been to seem to be social hours designed to measure how many old fogies are still living. Very little that you could call productive.
This is absurd. Both my grade school and high school teachers insisted that 4 was represented as IV. How could they be wrong?
I thought Toonies were a $2 coin.
But, your observation is very helpful since I am learning more and more. One day it may be useful and help me fine the great keeper.
I keep all that stuff. It is part of my 70 Year Accumulation and my source of entertainment these days.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Could this be a Die Clash on the Rev?
I need glasses too. But, I like the varieties, so I have big magnifying glasses and a microscope.
I like this. I gave my entire Bank Of Upper Canada collection to my son. He is filling in some small gaps in the collection. I will talk to him...
How can a coin that was found in circulation and does not represent the design properly because of the "ghost" impression get an MS grade of any kind?
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