I'm getting ready to go to a local coin show, my first since getting sucked back into the hobby. I've been planning to convert some of my junk...
As late as the 1960's, textbooks and "science magic" books described how to turn a penny silver by rubbing it with mercury. If your grandmother...
Things you like to hear when you go to the bank to ask for halves: "Do you want the Kennedy type, or the older kind?" Alas, it was only a...
These were listed as "uncirculated" along with an unc 1964 Kennedy, a silver proof 2000 Kennedy and two Franklin proofs. I'm thinking the 1942 is...
I don't mean to cast aspersions on the B&M dealer in this story, but I wonder if that dealer recognized the reporter, and whether the prospect of...
These are already junky, really; I bought them for silver value, and I think they're officially "impaired". They do have nice mirror fields, it's...
I've got a couple of Ike proofs that look like they have crud on them (they're in cardboard 2x2's). I was thinking about hitting them with an...
I think we have a winner. :)
Hey, at least Morgan halves are rare! I see "Eisenhower dimes" at least a couple of times a night on eBay. Not to mention the Standing Liberty...
And don't forget to schedule your death at a time that's convenient for your heirs. :mad: "Be informed and inform themselves"? Sure. In the...
If that's what it takes to get him out of the position, perhaps it's a good investment!
Just one more, I gotta get back to work... 1968 FROOF SET I figured maybe it was a non-native speaker having trouble with the curly font on...
Oh, boy, and here's another: 1945 MERCURY DIME "PARTIAL BANDS" VERY RARE++ Bet the "Big Name" grading services wish they'd gotten a chance...
Aw, man, why is it I always miss the best ones: 1964 -1964 D & 1964 S Proof Jefferson Nickel Year Set ...and just by a few hours, too! Hah!...
Sounds plausible, Conder -- I feel a science project coming on. :)
Struck on a penny planchet?
LOL! I didn't do that well. :) The 1906-D dime looks to me to be EF-AU details, but probably cleaned at some point, and now spotted...
Seems to me the message is "If I can buy 1500 ounces for $42K and sell it to the refiners immediately for $45K, that works for me!" Dealers can...
Well, yes. But sellers do sometimes overlook things, and heaven knows bidders do. Treasures, or at least bargains, can be had if you spot...
I've been checking out auctions that might contain overlooked treasures on eBay. I was taken to task pretty sternly in another thread for being...
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