I thought the only threads on CT older than Doug had to be chiseled into stone and mailed by mammoth back and forth between members. ;)
Tell you what, though, I would let you keep all of your Philly large cents in exchange for one Denver one. ;)
You brought up two good comparisons Randy. You brought up a variety rarity versus a person variety. Huge difference. Basically the order of...
Agree, not seeing copper on the edge is never a "guarantee" that its silver. To the OP with your scale you really do not know anything, since your...
Let me ask, though, a theoretical question. If a fake is so good one cannot prove its a fake, is it? As a practical matter, I don't think TPG...
...and I think Doug is being optimistic. I am not sure David Sear, living 3 or 4 lifetimes, could still cover it "all". He might come close, but...
I feel your pain HD. I have been on an epic fail tear in my auction activity lately. I placed bids in some European auctions at 5-6 times estimate...
Silver King, boy, starting out on "Greek" is a tough job. I literally have 200 books on greek coinage and am not even close to having all the...
Collecting any coins is all the same. There are Morgan guys I know who can recite every single date/mm and relative rarity per grade from heart....
I would be a major problem if the US didn't have debt. Think about it, we get money in at different times of the year, so even if we lowered tax...
You know, you are right. Look at the nose and the upper lip. ;) Its never been the ugly design of the first coin I detested, its always been...
I hear what you are saying, but I would do that more with a circulation quarter than a proof. One of the reason I never liked proofs much is that...
So the fact that unemployment is coming down, some cities like Phoenix, (one of the worst hit), are recovering and housing is rising, and random...
Just throwing it out there man. :) Hey, I have about 40 books on US coinage, I studied it fairly well as well. Not saying anything at all is...
I like the OP used to be in awe of the history of the pieces and collected US coins for about 20 years. However, if you think that history is...
Yeah, you want to find a rarity? Try finding a 50d nickel or 1964 half or quarter in circulated condition. :) The 50d will be much easier than the...
Many dealers did sir. I knew may dealers who either pulled their junk when it was falling in the 80's, or simply charged 20x face when the market...
Looks like am empress roman provincial with a settlement founding scene with founder being pulled by oxen. Best I have, sorry. Chris
Looks like post mint damage to me. I think that gunk on the surface is just crud someone poured on it.
Have you adjusted that lately for current oil prices?
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