If it makes you feel any better, no one has ever given me free large cents in any condition. I'm jealous. Coming from family members makes these...
Very nice Hawaiian coin! I almost never see these. And this is happily one of the more affordable types, too... inspires my wallet to spew...
I definitely care!
Wow... that's like when you fall asleep on the bed and wake up with indents from the covers all over your skin... but that will go away quickly......
Does anyone else think that the Kennedy portrait on the Presidential dollar coin looks a little off? To me he looks fazed - there's something...
The first time I saw an SBA was as a small child coming back from the drug store. When I emptied out my pockets I realized that the clerk had...
You mean this one? [IMG] Thanks for the re-welcome! It's been a while... possibly years...
Awesome finds! I love the obverse on the 1911 Zwei Mark.
Ebay just makes me nervous in general unless I already have done business with a dealer displaying wares there. One example of just what can...
Wow... I haven't personally seen a silver coin in change since the early 1990s when one popped out of a vending machine right into my hand. I...
Oh yes, I'm aware that Red Book isn't a good guide all by itself, so I try and use it with other items just to get a range or scope of the price...
Yes, I disappeared for a while and became a lurking reader-only. Then I took an extended break from the metal and from the forum. I'm hoping to...
Coin clipping would at least get you the pillory, according to Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle. Here's an excerpt: "It...
That's fascinating information on the Henry III cut pennies, thanks for posting. Apparently the loophole is to just take a slightly higher portion...
Thanks for posting all of the awesome half cents... I apparently have some work to do if I'm going to even begin to scratch the surface of what...
I'm very curious to see what you find out. I agree that clipping depends on many factors and that even some types seem to display less clipping...
When I was a meager tyke I once went to the local post office with a single penny in my hand and asked the postmaster for two half cent stamps....
Years ago, I completely lost interest in collecting sports cards when different card types started to multiply endlessly... in 1981, to take...
Wow... that could be almost anything... but the size and appearance remind me of photos I've seen of 13th century Bavarian pfennings and the 12th...
Funky broadstike... Abe probably didn't know what hit him...
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