Now that I think about it I've been saving those little cards that come with the Mint's Proof sets that explain what they are and have been doing...
In addition to my findings I forgot to add I used 2 different scales and repeatedly reweighed each coin several times. I even turned them over...
OK Clinker here is a question for you on that subject. A really good friend of mine from college is now back in Turkey where he was from. When he...
Only the silly Red Book which has gone goofy lately with editions in just to many types. Soft cover, Hard cover, Ringed edtion, leather cover,...
For your information. I just went and weighed 3 Barber (Liberty Head) Dimes. All are excessively worn. 1905 O, 1906, 1907. Weights are as follows...
Odd for sure. I never weighed a Liberty Head Dime so if going by the books, that coin lost a lot of material but anything is possible. I've always...
Kind of depends on how deep you want to go, amount and type of ground your searching, how much you want to spend, etc. Also, I don't like adds...
Sure would like to join a coin club but invironment prohibits that. Where I live people don't get mail from coin, gun, knive magazines. Seldom any...
I think they look great. I also like the looks of the painted coins. Of course I would never buy one, have one, own one and if given me free I...
That was just on recently on a station that plays all the oldies. That one really gave me a laugh. Paul Drake was standing on a corner fliping a...
AHHHH yes the I collect anything idea. Now it's the coin slabs. Geee, what is next. I am guilty myself of collecting just way to much STUFF. I...
I don't subsribe to any coin mags or books but at most of the coin shows I go they have a table with copies of numerous magazines free. I always...
If it is truely Silverish in color and someone offers you a lot of money for it, take it but stipulate to them what you see is what you get....
The best thing I've found is to average prices you find on the internet and a few books or mags with prices. I make list of the coins in...
As usual a very educational post. The one thing that puzzles me about those ancient Romans is why all the funny names. You never hear of a Sam,...
Now that is utterly rediculous. What are the chances any coffee table leg is that short. Now due to settlements of the ground outside I constantly...
The way things usually work is when you display anything of the slightest of values and a good freind or even a relative sees it, they may...
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