If I can get away you're on. Lets see what happens in the next few weeks.
Interesting write up on the New Rochelle commemorative half dollar contained within that link. Thanks for posting......
Hey! Who was the idiot that gave it a '65? :)
Looks like BU is gonna keep us in suspense for awhile.
So glad for you. Congrats.........
Coleguy would know.......:) edit: Chris too.......:)
Ya gotta take Ruben for who he is.......the mayor of Brooklyn. He's direct, to the point and he don't pull no punches.....:)
The whole point of threads like this is to have fun and learn something. In these 'guess the grade' ones, I like getting in first so my judgement...
Yeah, I caught the 'trench' after I went in a second time and added my die crack edit in my first post. I just like the over all appearance and...
The reverse of that coin is gorgeous! The face of liberty's got some scars and zits but I still wanna say '65 on this one. [edit] Die crack at...
Bar-double bar-cherry-bell
My Dad always touted the line that proof coins were 'perfect coins'. Then I found out he wasn't so perfect.....both with his assessment on coins...
Casual collectors need not apply.......you're either with us or against us.
I might be odd, but I ain't that odd......:)
Nothing will remove that print Dave. It's etched in the metal and therefore now part of the coins landscape. Might o' had a chance of removing...
Nothing odd? Nothing odd about a guy that would put one of these beautiful coins in circulation? :)
Fascination? The lure and lore of the old west? The fact that many of the coins issued from this mint passed hand to hand, and that many that...
[ATTACH] Look at the dark protected areas on this pocket piece I carry. This coin has nary seen a cleaning........
I was going to say they look more 'well worn' (and it appears that they have seen a bit of circulation) but after viewing those close ups......oh...
[with tongue in cheek] Yes, I know......:)
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