I am very, very glad that there are posters from around the world on these forums. Thanks! It makes things so much more interesting.
That doesn't sound like the Twilight Zone, it sounds like Monty Python's "Cheese Shop Sketch." excerpt: C: Aah, how about Cheddar? O: Well,...
Dimes and quarters were made of 90% silver up to 1964. The silver in them makes them worth more than face value, but if fluctuates depending on...
There may be a day when it's cost effective to gain precious metals from heavenly bodies, but it will be a long, long way away. There could be...
I meant, of course, Coin World Almanac, not World Coin Almanac. Slight difference. :)
I doubled the size of my numismatic library today with a visit to a used book store. I bought the Photograde guide, 1995 edition, and the 1990...
That '67 is a pretty coin. I like that. My favorites are always the ones that are simple, elegant, and depict animals.
Congrats! Thanks again for the contest.
From the story: "Starting in 2006, the U.S. Mint will release five new pennies per year for the next 629 years. While the process will be a...
I paid for my lunch to day with three one-dollar bills, five quarters, a Sacagawea dollar, and two half dollars. The cashier looked at the...
Right on the chin with four hairy knuckles. Don't want no smarty-panty numismatist playing head games with ME... ;)
The numbers on both sides are arranged so that those on opposite sides to one another add up to eight. The first three dates you list add up to...
How large is it?
And after you've finished reading inside, you can go outside and check the lawns of the libraries and town halls!
Serves him right for trying to be unconventional in "...this post-9/11 world." /end sarcasm :eek:
You joke about it, but I think there are quite a few Lincoln cents that I banged into my albums with heavens-knows-what when I was in my early...
Reading about metal detecting on this board intrigued me. I started wondering today whether I could rent one for a short period to try it out. I...
About ten years ago I was a cashier at an art/office supply store. I was giving someone their change one day and noticed that one of the dimes I...
My best find was definitely my wife. No coin in existence shines like her, no gold ducat is purer than her gold heart, nothing minted has ever...
Those first pics at the top look startlingly like some NASA photos I've seen. Does Krause mention anything about frigid methane seas or polar...
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