Here is a more complete description of what happened when I was 14. The teen had crashed his bike at Lake Tahoe and was bleeding from the back...
Nice story & thanks for sharing it. When I was 14 years old I took charge at a very bad bicycle accident & saved a teen's life. His dad gave me...
IMHO I don't think that NGC or PCGS is going to risk loosing all their credibility in the entire marketplace by switching a coin. Also, if a...
When I walk the bourse floor, I typically have a sticker on my shirt that says "Do you CoinTalk?". Other CT members have occasionally introduced...
Thanks for the coin-complement. Yes it is in my collection. It is a no-date slabbed by NGC MS64. I also have an NGC MS64 no-date that is nicely...
Someone is probably paying the freight, clearance, duties, & taxes all the way from China.
Quartz crystal from Mount Ida Arkansas I got this boulder on my second trip to Mount Ida Arkansas. Its the biggest rock inside my house. On a...
Hello Kanga, That is a boulder (or rather a slice of a boulder). It looks to be about 0.5 meter diameter.
Thanks for posting I didn't know this. I always learn something cool when I visit CT.
Yours is a good looking coin and appears to have original surfaces. I have one of those (silver dollar sized 5 Lati) coins but it was dipped to...
Please post your coins of Latvia (Early 20th Century or post 1991) Not speaking the language of Latvia, it was interesting to learn about the...
#1 The way you can store your coins securely is by not informing anyone that you have the coins in the first place. If the bad people are...
I just saw your post. Can only guess AU or better. Sorry, I cannot tell if the 1922 coins are AU or BU because of lack of detail in the photos....
These rocks are from the area around Madagascar. This rock is formed & found below sea level. Samples are commonly called “Ocean Jasper” or...
I attended a coin show & also attended a rock show this weekend. Both shows added to my collections. First up is a beautifully toned 1924 1...
I would like to see photos of the coins described in this thread.
It would be fun to hear some of the stories. Although this one probably spent most of it's time sealed inside some Greek pottery and probably...
Have Fun ! Here is a varieties Web link: http://varietyvista.com/ You may need to look very closely at your coins to detect some of...
Thank you for the instruction & buyer beware comment. It's too bad we can't keep scammers out of the new CT sales & trades forums. I'm curious &...
The guy that got me to become a member of the ANA is Ken Hallenbeck. He was president of the ANA when he helped me sign-up. At the time, Ken was...
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