I'm surprised you had 2 bi-centennials in there. I know everyone seems to think they're common based on mintages, but considering how many were...
Nice find! Looks like a die stage in the last photo you posted. That is kind of creepy looking. Guy~
Nice nugget! The good thing about nuggets is their value is not based on their gold content alone. I go to the local GPAA gold show every year and...
If you vacuum seal your coins, how do you look at and enjoy your collection? It seems the preservation aspect trumps the sheer enjoyment factor of...
I just leave mine in the box they came in. Nothing fancy here. Guy~
I'm actually glad I'll be working all weekend...too many rude and idiotic out of towners flooding the area and drinking and driving...not my idea...
I didn't realize these were still hard to come by. I knew there for a while they were and were selling for crazy amounts, but I also heard...
Thats a tough one, Stain. I don't think I really "hate" any particular series of coin. I will say the coin design I dislike the most has to be the...
I really don't have a preference most of the time. If I see a coin I want to buy, I buy it. A slab, like a two by two is just another means of...
The 6 does look slightly higher now that I look at at. Unfortunately I couldn't see any doubling on the ear or arrow tips nor a bump under the A....
There's a nice MS65 Barber half that is toned apple green and orange that I really like at my friend's shop. My problem is saving my life when I...
Or they live somewhere like I do where their local bank doesn't keep any half dollars on hand. The teller at my bank who I talk to most often said...
I doubt these pics will help any better, but they're the best my little camera will take: [IMG] [IMG] Guy~
I've posted this elsewhere where apparently few people collect or are knowledegable of VAM's, so I thought I'd try my luck here. The not so great...
Like Doug, it's hard to pick an absolute favorite. Now I have favorites in different categories, for sure, as I think most of us do. Jim's...
My unsolicited list of 20 collecting tips/comments/advice... I found this post on "My unsolicited list of 20 collecting tips/comments/advice..."...
I'd get the 16D dime first, only because it's gone up the most in the least amount of time and is harder to find most of the time. I see 09s VDB's...
When taken out of context, yes, you are correct. Most collectors, including myself, cannot grade coins within the constraints of say MS65 and...
I think it was a lot of wishful thinking on Breen's part. In college we discussed this, among other books and their deeper meanings, and I don't...
I think we need more stickers to tell us whats obvious. With any luck in a couple of years we won't even be able to peer through the plastic to...
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