Since I will be out of the office for the weekend, I have decided to do the drawing on the 31st instead of the 1st. So here we go. Our lucky...
Oh- before we move on into the 3cN, here is one more 3cS I forgot I used to own. Actually the only MS example I've had (though I had one proof as...
It will be Saturday the 31st in a few minutes, so I'll start us off on our next type, which is the... 3C Piece Nickel (1865-1889). Though I...
Still a $3. My first was worse than that. [ATTACH] I paid melt for this one ($160 at the time). Yep, it was rough, but interesting. There was...
Note those same parallel striations in the right obverse field near the rim on @Eduard’s coin. Just like on mine. So you see, they’re a feature...
Yes, I do love a good nonfiction book that’s as entertaining as a novel. I highly recommend Tony Horwitz and Erik Larson and Bill Bryson in this...
Probably a good way to go with bullion buying these days, if you’re doing date sets. Use some of the extra stuff you’ve already got to get the...
On the nonfiction (but also entertaining) front, I recommend Stephen Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage.
Yep, gold is gold, and gold is good. (My phone agrees- its autocorrect feature constantly changes the word “gold” to “good” when I’m typing.)
Oh. I thought I was the only one around here who gets a package and then leaves it lying on the desk for a week before opening it. LOL My wife...
OK, y’all. I watched that movie. It was a hoot. Reminded me a just tiny bit of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, which is one of my faves....
Just mildly neat. After this many generations, you’re possibly related to him too.
Someone else on the CU version of this thread had similar lamentations about the challenges with eye appeal on 3cS pieces, and was also not...
Me, I’ve always preferred junk silver. I like a little history with my bullion.
Enjoy PR! Should be nice and warm there, eh? Re. Lewis & Clark: I think we’re distantly related to Clark, on my mother’s side.
Thanks. Yours is an opinion I respect.
Side note, before we resume the topic: I am relieved to now know that @No_Ragrets’s misspelled username was done ironically, as a callback to that...
Oh! I forgot to post my all-time best of type, from the "used to be mine" files. This PR63 was pretty. [IMG]
United States: 1854 gold 3 dollar piece, Indian Princess NGC AU58. Cert. #3152674-004. Numista-23121, Krause-Mishler-84. Mintage: 138,618....
United States: 1853 copper Braided Hair half cent PCGS MS63 BN. Cert. #24740370. CAC verified. Numista-24585, Krause-Mishler-70. Mintage:...
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