Lord M.... I came within a hairs breath of buying this when I saw it yesterday morning. If it wasn’t the season of spending too much money, I...
I am not an error/varieties guy. But this is a super cool coin...... Sort of makes me wonder what was on a fellows mind back in 1864..... Did he...
Thanks for the quiz. I am first to admit I am not near as educated as most on the forum. But I nailed this one. The faux toning effect was what...
I was looking at this at church this morning.... Hey, God loves coin lovers.... I had never seen a circulated coin from the GSA hoard before. But...
Now that it’s been discussed, yes it does make sense that UV causes the plastic breakdown that I was thinking of..... Now I wish I had a cracked...
Really? It won’t start to yellow as it ages?
Doing some winter work on my old boat. While replacing the clear plastic windscreen for the second time in twenty years it occurs to me that...
I miss integrity.
That is quite the loaded question. There are those that love collecting toned coins. Then there are those that regard toning as damage. Thing is,...
The hair was struck into the surface of the proof coin? That is unique and cool.
One of the more thought provoking comments I seen on CT.
Quite appropriate... And funny as heck!
Not to sidetrack the thread....... Just recognize that there likely is a "societal correction" going on when it comes to the treatment of...
Heidelberg was one of the most magical places I ever visited too. The memories of it in my head are almost dreamlike the place was so charming.
Now that is quite an impressive first coin!
I do. My mom gave me a Franklin half to buy lunch at school in 1968. I had never seen a half dollar before. I went hungry that day. And yes I do...
Me being the stupid kid that I was.... I took the government packaging and COA and trashed them. They were in the way of me viewing my prize...
You got that right! And it’s why they will always remain in grandma’s coin purse.
I think an overly aggressive coin rolling machine played havoc with that one.
I believe it is the same idea as shipwreck coins. Simply the legendary status give to the whole program. I was a youngster when the GSA hoard was...
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