"Old worn silver, that old worn silver, you just keep rollin' that old worn silver..."
An 1864 small motto? LOL
They is more than one way to determine if a circulated coin is a proof. Different dies are used, for one. Also, the rims on proofs are more...
Is that the 4 over 2 overdate? Pointed top 1? Nice.
That's a great question as some are rougher than others. BTW @Mike Thorne , I really enjoy your articles in Coins Magazine...just wanted to let...
There's an old saying: "Investigate before you invest". There's no substitute (or excuse) for learning something about what you're collecting or...
I remember an old Roy Rogers episode where some old fake Double Eagles turned out to be made of a metal that wasn't very expensive at the time...
Now that's a coin I'd love to have. I grew up only a few blocks from his tomb.
What about isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol? That should dissolve some glues like from tape and stickers. Anyone ever try it?
@Insider I'd like to see more of your quizzes. Why did you stop posting them?
@Siberian Man I've seen old Romanian church service books in Slavonic, and I've seen and had postage stamps from Finland inscribed in Russian....
The Mint is trying really hard to kill the hobby. The same thing happened with stamps. Way, way too many issues, people on a budget can't spend...
I hope you quit that job soon after. That's garbage (to put it nicely).
I have trouble with cursive Greek at times. But believe it or not, I use the medieval Byzantine language (in church) more so than the spoken...
It isn't too hard if you know Greek. The Cyrillic alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet. Sts. Cyril and Methodius also developed their...
The listings I have seen in magazines only show this error for Philly and San Fran, not Denver. When was this discovered???
Vice job. The design is backwards and incuse. POST MINT DAMAGE IMHO
There is NO SUCH THING as a 1943-D copper planchet error! It only occurred at the Philly and San Francisco mints! FAKEROO!!!!!!
IMHO they're discouraging small fry collectors like us from buying and only letting the big boys--large bullion dealers--buy in. Have you noticed...
I was in Mrs. Watson's third grade class. But unlike many of you, I actually saw JFK with my own two eyes when he was campaigning in my home...
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