First time I studied a side by side of a 68 and 69. I knew there was a design change, but your post sure does show it is a very distinct change. I...
Welcome to the addicting world of coin collecting. There tends to be those of us that are lovers of the old coins and then others that are experts...
Oh no. He has a two businesses. One is for the average collector like me. And he also caters to the investor coin guys. In other words he is quite...
Agree fully with @Dougmeister ...... These are more expressions of art than they are of numismatic interest.
Heck yes. I been contributing to it and am hoping one of the coins I set out into the wild show up here on CT. I think this is the best program...
It is selfish too. I remember how exciting it was for me as a kid to find a wheat cent in my change and even the occasional Franklin half. It felt...
Just gave the coffee shop lady two buffalo nickels, a wheat and an Indian cent change. She didn’t bat an eye.
Did you just get schooled on grammar via text lingo? That's just a wee bit ironic.
Fully agree with @Kasia ...... That poor quarter has been abused.
Not a response to your question. Just wanted to echo that yes. That is quite the handsome coin. I love when those old coppers develop those red hues.
Hi Veronica. I had a similar experience after Hurricane Hugo battered the Carolina coast. I found a Spanish Cobb on the coast. While certainly...
I wanted one of these not long ago. I attended a show and was a bit surprised at the number of vendors that had these. The one I ended up buying...
Just a heads up in case you didn’t know. There are people out there cooking coins in chemicals to impart dramatic toning. While some of these have...
Most interesting unintentional experiment was in a thread here on CT last summer. A fellow in Dallas purchased a proof set then forgot about it in...
I wouldn’t be too worried about the map. I know what you are talking about. Thing is, this deal has a lot of old guys like me excited and there...
Just watch your change. I am dumping about twenty old coins into circulation myself tomorrow. My dealer has been dumping all month.
Not sealed. It is a Capital style holder. Four screws and they are free.
I should have taken some but didn’t. Being an old fashioned sort, I leave my phone in my truck when I visit somebody.
What Chris said. Cool keeper though.
I tried to take a couple of photos through a lighted magnifier. My gut tells me the white spots are remnants of some attempt at dipping that...
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