The best way to stop this is to educate the collectors. This is hard to do because all too often new collectors get their start by watching...
I always read and like your posts. Stay close to the board.
When I grew up in the 50's it was typical for the oldest child to go to college (if anyone did). There were a lot of big families then and the...
There are a few 'mom & pops' that I recognize and try to buy from when I want or need something. I avoid the power sellers too.
Really. They sound like just how stuff happens, unless you born with a silver spoon in your mouth.
My sample: the W uncirculated weighed 1.73 g and the standard modern uncirculated weighed 1.50 g.
I don't think Jesse James used a 22 caliber. See the cartridges in the lower right corner?
Nice story. I collected stamps for many years and gave up for the same reason that you did. The USPS started making high end wallpaper. Where at...
Your daughter grew interested. That's great. I have 6 kids, 13 grand kids and 17 great grand kids. Only the oldest son is interested in coins. I...
Those piles look like a lot of money but really it is only about $30 or $40 that I hoarded. It was a stockpile I used for trading. We traded based...
Yes, we saw Barber Dimes, Quarters and Halves regularly as well as Standing Liberty and Walking Liberty. IHC's were almost daily. Below are a...
The old neighborhood stores were great. I am inserting below a brief history of my childhood collecting habits. After I got hooked I went full...
Considering just the rim there is a big difference. 2019 W is 1.73 mm and a typical modern cent is 1.50. By my sample of only one.
I still have my IHC's in an old blue folder that I started in 1948. I want to transfer them but my wife thinks it better represents my spirit....
Yes. And like you, I started working a full time mans job at 13. Again, like you, our family lived a modest life and didn't have the discretionary...
My stash is itemized in https://www.cointalk.com/posts/3535469/ My avatar is my first coin for collecting.
Well, I'm just not very politically correct.
Yes, my wife is putting in as many milkweed as she can. The plants have been hard to find here in South Central Texas. We have found cocoons on...
I did the toothpick thing and believe that it is not a D over S. Thanks for the feedback.
Yes, but, in jest, the damage was caused by squashing.
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