I reckon that’s perfectly fine. “Just for fun” works. Nothing says there has to be a material prize for contests here. The one rule I can think...
That’s cool. Keep it for a rainy day.
I’ve never really used USA Coin Book for a quick online reference, but since Numismedia has been glitchy, I might start glancing at it more....
Cleopatra didn’t need to be a hottie. Don’t forget she was fabulously wealthy and in control of most of the grain Rome needed to feed itself,...
I should probably CAC the thing, huh. So far I’ve resisted sending any of my stuff to CAC. I guess I’m just too cheap/lazy. I do own some...
Wow. PCGS says $170. That’s quite a spread. I said $210, and sold. :)
I’ve done that. Bullion is bullion. But hey, why not include them in the collection? They can do double duty that way.
The coin in the OP did indeed look fake, though that might have merely been because it was whizzed to death. Dunno.
Hmm. Which makes me wonder even more about foreign planchets.
Regarding the coin in the OP: what about foreign coins? Does the US Mint still strike 1-centavo pieces under contract for Panama, or is that...
I did not know (until now) that the 2009 commemorative Lincoln cents were struck in bronze and were not Zincolns. There are a great many gaps...
Wow, high praise indeed. Thanks.
That is truly bizarre. That “NEA” seller of the first coin in the OP is definitely one to avoid. I dunno if he’s just lazy, or crooked, or both,...
That looks more like it! And I note that the seller of your second purchase says you’ll get the exact item pictured. No more stock photos! Yay.
The dilemma with that 1934 $100 was probably the high face value, eh? If it was lower grade and not worth that much more than face value, it...
It shot a beacon of light from that dealer case that beckoned me over like the Bat-signal. :p Sometimes a coin purchase is deeply thought out and...
True, something that heavily worn can be challenging to photograph.
The designer initials (three sets?) on both sides do appear rather prominent. Victor D. Brenner got his erased off the back of the Lincoln cent...
I’m only relying on family oral history for my link to Bradford. I’ve never actually seen the whole family tree and all that. But my blueblood...
I was just thinking about that.
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