I actually have a special box for well meaning self promotional stuff (seriously, your slab is next to my "With Appreciation XYZ Coin Club")....
OK, I collect slabs for their historical value. That means that along the way I've accumulated a collection of the true basement and sub-basement...
Given the potato quality of the photos, I'm guessing, but it's an educated guess. It's a dryer coin (google it).
@Eric Babula - I have a USB microscope that I plug into my phone. I use that at larger shows when I'm hunting RPDs.
It does seem like many of the smallest local shows didn't survive. The promoter passed away or just discovered the money and joy wasn't there....
Thank you friend, I've been accused of far worse than stealing from Groucho.
I do have standards. They are quite low, but I do have standards. For example, I like @CoinCorgi and @MeowtheKitty and both of them put up with me...
Cash and pants. Everything else can be finessed...
I finally harvested my ACG collection to create a 20th Century typeset. Now I'm hunting a few items... gives me reason to look.
The real problem is an unused binder and a couple of pages attracts the "let's make a collection fairy".
Part of the problem is that the mint has used multiple production facilities for the bullion coins without always labeling them with the...
CCF has a UK section: United Kingdom (Great Britain) Coins https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=36
And ye olde double post, with a SERVER ERROR tossed in. Bletch.
The US Mint catalog numbers are generally 4 characters, with the year being the first two of them. E.g. 22DB.
Of course, but it's a lot more fun than the usual design element pareidolia.
Still working on images, but I swooped a trio of Kennedys last week...[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The part I like the best is that the highest cert# of...
https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/images/4-19-2022 2023 American Women Quarters.pdf
The problem is fitting the manditory design elements on the coin along with the commemorative elements. If you want to see what could be done -...
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