Dropped by a pawn shop yesterday and they had 10 silver Washingtons at $5.50 each. I didn't buy, but that's a lower premium than I'm used to seeing.
Not everyone who disagrees with one of your opinions is "uneducated" or "a hater".
So, does that earn it "pattern" status?
I'll take naturalistic over heraldic every day of the week, sight unseen. But that's just me.
Keeping records of how much you got and how much you spent doesn't necessarily equate to "buried in paperwork". You've always been responsible for...
I would be super surprised if the Secret Service bothered with this. Yes, it's technically their business, but no, they don't care. It seems like...
Welcome to CoinTalk! Can you post pictures of the nickel? Lots of old nickels (Buffalo and others) turn brown as they're exposed to the elements,...
Not exactly sure how you managed that. I spent close to $5K on an empty envelope, and eBay required me to file a report with my local police...
Right there with you. The quarter and half commems were much better detail-wise, but still the wrong diameter. :banghead:
In this thread, how very pronounced the difference in detail can be between the eagle's wing and head/chest/shield due to a weak strike. I'd seen...
I learn something useful from most of these threads, so I'll keep reading.
Thinking back to the eligible DEs I (briefly) owned, I realize that I wouldn't have sent them in. They were non-problem coins, not nice enough to...
All of his "restrikes" use a genuine coin. You end up with an altered coin. I agree that altering a 1937-D nickel to remove a leg, or altering a...
Now, that's going big! I almost regret having sold a Type II (for a small, quick profit) a couple of years ago. But that's more money than I'm...
It might have crossed my mind.
A grocery store isn't in the coin-supply business. They have to pay a service to bring them rolled coins. If they sell rolls to customers, they...
Surely you mean "smoking in the restroom"?
Okay, that one I had to look up -- and when the first Google result is from Urban Dictionary, I always think twice about adding it to my own...
Well, switching to a compostable composition was a big step in that direction. Nobody cared about copper pennies in the sock drawer or glove...
Language evolves. In the US, it's been well over a hundred years since "nickel" meant any coin other than a five-cent piece. One-cent pieces have...
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