Shane gave me the go ahead to post it here - I would never post something like this without asking first.
Chris, aka cpm9ball is rather new to these boards, but many people have gotten to know him in a short time. I just got an urgent notice from...
Very nice beginning to a collection there! I particularly like the George IIII. I collect shillings, and am trying to collect one from each...
Great coins and great writeups! I'm partial to the shillings myself :)
Yeah, I know what you mean. I spent way too much money the first few months of this year, and then I saw this coin. I knew I had to have it. So I...
Despite the aforementioned scratch, I would expect to see that in a problem-free holder. The scratch does not seem that bad to me. If there is...
If y'all want to see a real purple Lincoln, I would suggest you go visit (and vote!!!) these threads. Bob hosted a photo contest, and it was a...
If by "plastic baggie" you mean a ziploc or other bag that you can get at the grocery store - no. Plastics intended for food storage do not...
A sizeable majority complained about the healthcare bill. So what did congress do? Passed it anyways. Complaining to Congress is a waste of time,...
Should they? Yes. Will they? No.
I would recommend you do a search on the Heritage archives for "tooled" and "re-engraved". The results are exactly what you will be looking for....
mpc - you know you don't have to quote (and repeat) the entire thread when you make a short comment like that. Especially on longer threads like this.
The only thing that would keep that from a 50 or 53 would be a silent net grade down for the cleaning. With a few more years, I'm not entirely...
Uhhhhh... I'm not entirely sure what you are doing here Bruce, but I can say unequivocally and without a doubt, those are both mine. They are both...
I'll just go ahead and add future parts to this thread rather than making new threads as I had originally planned, since this seems to be a...
They look a little funny to me. I've never seen lincolns that color before.
I'll post another ;) [img] [img]
True, the grinding effect would have been responsible for removing the nose. But wire brushes were often used, and are generally considered...
Just saw one of Pauls exemplary threads discussing strike and the TPG's, so I figured I would link to it here: http://www.cointalk.com/t45572/...
Its at the mint. If the dies get dirty, or if there is a clash, or any number of other reasons, the mint workers will take brushes and...
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