No particular comment. I am just so excited that I could bust and had to share this once in a lifetime piece. And many thanks to @C-B-D for...
The cashier at the drugstore must have just cracked open a new roll of quarters. I received three of them in change. I have to say, I am quite...
One of my co-workers knows how passionate I am about coins and has been saying for three years that she was bringing the coins that her momma left...
Two very unfair things about aging. Both the eyesight and the memory catch a train out of town. For the life of me, I do not remember where I...
Back in the early 1970’s, I was a pre-pubescent awkward teen fully consumed with coins. I was also poor which made this gift of two GSA Morgan’s...
Had to come to Oklahoma to tend to my daughter. Was perusing my grandsons collection and he has this 82 Washington commemorative encased in a big...
I just received this. As long as I been playing with coins I can't say I ever remember seeing these two fields on a PCGS label before and I don't...
Do you guys use these? My dealer uses one almost exclusively. I purchased a cheap plastic single eye loupe and I can see why my dealer uses these....
I very much dislike purchasing raw coins from a person that I do not know using photographs. My eyes tend to play tricks on me. I am biased...
I buy a decent amount of “junk silver”. I know a fellow that buys abandoned storage rooms and when he finds old silver coins, he sells them to me...
I find that early copper has been gaining more and more of my attention lately. I am perusing the Great Collections email this week and am pouring...
For various reasons, this is a coin I have been wanting to add to my collection. Right now, Heritage has several quite nice pieces up for auction...
Say I had a worn Peace dollar that grandad carried with him at Normandy or something similar. Basically a reference that has no numismatic value...
I received Joe’s book on Friday and wanted post here in the Chat section for maximum exposure. I readily admit, I am NOT a fellow that can sit...
4/11/21: This contest is now CLOSED. Winners announced in Post #78. Contest #1 Last week everyone was asking for a “guess the pile” contest....
I have an acquaintance that buys abandoned storage rooms. When he happens upon a stash of coins he lets me buy them for a deal. Usually he shows...
I am a US coin guy and am oblivious to world coins. I have a deal with a fellow that buys abandoned storage rooms. When the rooms have any old US...
We had some discussion here about a website called coinshx.com. It was apparent they were selling fakes so I purchased two pieces for educational...
I make no apologies. I like blast white coins. That is just my thing. One thing I have solidly learned being here on CT is that silver will tone....
Spending some quality coin time this afternoon. Packing my slabbed coins back up for storage in my safe and I know there has got to be a better...
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