If you have the time and patience, sniping auctions is not only fun but a great way to accumulate value at a reduced cost. I probably shouldn't...
I agree. There are times you just have to have something, sometimes not. I've had some good things just fall into my lap though, and I take them....
Ever see coins online that you like but really don't want to buy? Feel the compulsion to at least throw in a low ball bid? I saw one tonight, a...
You made me think about something. Back in those days, can you imagine carrying around a pocket full of those things? And as well, how easy it...
Here's an interesting link. https://stacksbowers.com/about-us/faqs/sales-tax/ It appears it varies from state to state. The whole Wayfair Act is...
But but but........I bought this stinker for that very purpose! :D Have to learn somehow. I don't mess with BUs or key date sliders, period. I...
I'm actually glad my LCS is 30 miles across town, and a pain to get there and back. I don't need to be hanging around there, their junk jars are...
Got this one this week. 1878 7TF, Rev of 78. What year did ANACS stop making the soap box holders? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I had great results once with a coin that was absolutely filthy that got washed with MS70. The toning underneath the filth was spectacular. This...
Thanks for sharing that story, very interesting. Well, I soaked the coin in a covered bowl of pure acetone for 12 hours, no change, and no...
Big Mike? :yuck:
Most of my head injuries always came from a parking lot in my parked truck outside of a bar filled with little hotties. Harshly cleaned! But I...
Careful..........OSHA may start requiring us to wear hardhats.:p
Got this one recently and it appears to be in good shape without being cleaned but it is a toned pig pen. Not attractive to me at all, but it...
Full contact coin collecting! Who is in charge of the league and commissioner? Instant replay? Suspensions and fines in play here? :p
Not that long ago the Feds raided a security storage place with vaults under the guise of looking for drug money launderers. It was in California,...
Thanks, but not my coin. I inherited a couple like this and it baffled me. Now I'll know to avoid anything that has this characteristic. I...
I do not see the tell tale hairlines in either fields or devices. What method would have caused this effect?
This is not a coin I have, nor intend to own. I see this frequently and I even own a couple with the same condition. What causes lighter halos...
Ever heard of the great Indian chief, Micanopy of Florida? They named a town after him. Say the name slowly, and break it into syllables. It is...
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