I have seen these before. It was part of a novelty set of some sort. Wish I could remember where I saw them. The Masonic symbol is artwork added...
I too am getting worried about the USPS. Twice in the last six months in my business we have called past due customers and found our checks were...
I am a collector/stacker. Been that way since last decade. I never consider selling my bullion. However I have used it to barter deals. I am also...
I’m like you. Too old to worry about the short term gains. I also think the Kennedy halves are a strikingly beautiful piece. I started filling...
As others have said... What pleases your eye is what’s most important. I used to love toning like that. The Merc dime book I started in the 1970’s...
Exactly the reason I started collecting all those wins ago. Whatever you collect. It’s always worth something.
Awesome!!! Now you know where to start!
I still have the 1977 edition of the Redbook that I bought when I was a coin crazy kid. It is fun to look and see what I WISH I had purchased back...
Find a local small dealer. They always have some inexpensive really cool and interesting pieces laying around to halo fan your flame. And most...
Aaaugghh!! STEEL WOOL??? I can hear Lady Liberty screaming from here!
That’s good to hear. I have a standing library quarter in an NGC holder that actually sits leaning in the holder. I purchased it that way. My...
So true! My favorite shop is tucked in the side of a ramshackle building. The bars on his single window would leave in the mindset to turn and run...
Most local coin dealers and some auction houses will evaluate your collection. For a fee of course. It is not uncommon for collectors to have an...
My opinion is entirely based upon what pleases me.... I personally love holding the history of pre-33 gold. I have picked up a piece or two a year...
I am as much a history buff as I am a coin nut. I was stationed in Germany in the 1970's-80's in the Army. Found a little shop that sold me a few...
May I impose on you to send me a PM? I would send you one but am unable to do so. I can reply to a PM.
Good luck...... I felt the same way when my mother in law passed and I was clueless with her house full of antique furniture. Sounds like you do...
Absolutely on target comment..... When you look at some of these prices on auction or web sites, recognize those are not necessarily the prices...
Presidential dollar sets make a nice presentation piece. Fairly simple to assemble and I have found sparks discussion with my grandkids who are at...
edited: One of my earliest memories was my kindergarten teacher in El Paso Texas telling us the president was killed in Texas. And she was fully...
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