Yes, I just got my dates mixed up. I agree, I thought there would be a lot more people but I thoroughly enjoyed meeting those that did attend....
During the Roman Republic, freed slaves were required to wear a red conical cap. From contemporary depictions it looks much like that on the...
I live in Central Florida and am planning on attending if Covid19 circumstances do not deterioriate markedly from present conditions. If I go, I...
I don't think it is struck well enough for a proof. I'm calling it 64RB.
I don't think you have to overcome the people that are bothering you. After all, it's not like you have to convince them of anything unless you...
Any legal tactic a dealer chooses is his to employ as far as I am concerned. Whether or not it's worth the seller's attempts to try it depends...
The OPs coin is 4.3% lighter than the standard weight as minted. According to pages 132-134 of @physics-fan3.14 book, his experiment with Lincoln...
You asked for what I thought of the idea of "transparent pricing" from my own standpoint, therefore I am not going to pretend I know what the...
Final report on this. After very close examination I cannot find any hairlines at all on this coin. At PF-65 on this vintage, you might expect...
Great concise history. Not my area but really gave me some perspective. My family traces back to the Saxon domination.
Update: I just received this coin (3 days from CA to FL via USPS). The TruView photo is a very fair representation of the coin. Frankly, I was...
I'm giving it a 64 even though I think on a good day the TPGs might well call it a 65 for the luster bump.
OK, here's the reveal. Thanks everyone for playing. There were 17 responses: XF - 1 PR-64 - 4 PR-65 - 9 PR65+ - 1 PR-66 - 1 PR-68 - 1 CAC...
I spent half the morning looking for the magazine article that I remembered that discussed the pronunciation of "disme" but I couldn't find it...
Jack, I see you posted this Saturday night but it only appeared in my listing this morning (Tuesday). Keep up this good work and I look forward...
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Don't leave me in suspese! How do you prronounce "Feuchtwanger"?
I have read in several reliable sources that "disme" was pronounced in the 18th century as "dime".
A good point and one I thought about before I posted this. Without having any personal knowledge of the inner workings at CAC, it seems more...
I use cash for almost all in-person transactions except for gas which is CC, never debit which is way too dangerous. My wife uses CC for almost...
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