What @Kasia said. I’ll only add this. The bulk of Lincoln cents are not worth “decent money” whatever that concept may be for you. Average bulk...
I have an 1864 two cent piece that was found near the river in Columbia SC near where it is known that General Sherman held an encampment. The...
Ditto at 64. Most difficult for me are Franklins, Buffalos and Washington’s. In that order.
Yep. A 240k mistake would be tragic by anyone’s measure.
I have a box I throw bicentennial quarters in. They were exciting to me when they were released. My young numismatic fires were burning and we...
I remember when he found that ship. His regular guy hits the jackpot story was magical stuff to me back in the day. I always wanted to visit the...
It would be this one. Nothing special about the coin other than it was the first graded coin I purchased back in the 1980’s when graded coins was...
It isn’t for me either. My PM’s go to my kids when I leave the party..... I been schooled in US stuff for a half a decade. The folks I know and...
I much like this. It looks fine without the disks recessed. Cool display!
Completely agree. And the other side of this whole thing is the sad truth. While all posting here would condone proper cleaning for practical...
Ouch. I fully agree. And again I reiterate that I have never altered a coin and don’t condone it. I just feel we are maybe too stringent with the...
I have never tried to sell a world bullion round. I have had the opportunity to purchase them a few times and always turned the deal down. Is...
In my opinion this is much like a detector guy that pulls a crusty Barber dime from the ground. To me that dime belongs to him and if a cleaning...
Impressive set. Only piece I have any experience with is the USA bar cent. I can say that the denticles on your piece are not as clean and defined...
I won’t hijack Johns thread with photos. I found a large cent in my dealers junk box last year with a shaved back. I found a firearms engraver to...
Flowing hair chain cent though I’ll never own one. Some would say it is ugly. Something about the archaic bust of Lady Liberty that screams the...
I couldn’t agree more. I can’t speak to the world gold. However US bullion releases since 1986 have been an exercise in confusion. While I agree...
Your posts are always so educational and I love them. I often have tried to compartmentalize just what it was about the Carson City mint. Your...
That is an impressive display. Way cool!
Mike... One other aspect of this thing that merits some consideration on your part. Right now you are out 95k. It is very reasonable to consider...
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