WOW!!! That is spectacular!!!!
I also own an old Roman fallen horseman piece with a square hole in it that was obviously created by an ancient square nail. It was on this forum...
Well no, not really. Counterstamps were often used as a means of advertising in the days before mass media advertising, but I doubt that was the...
I much prefer the cleaned version. Sin or not, ugly is ugly and you have vastly improved the appearance of that dollar.
You should create a thread with photos as previously mentioned. These old threads don’t attract much attention………. There was once legislation...
I came into collecting because I loved holding the history my coins whispered to me while I held them. And as far as I am concerned, a holed piece...
@-jeffB described perfectly what was spinning around in my brain pan then @charley added the perfect counterpoint….. I collected coins a long time...
My first lesson driving a stick was as a fresh faced kid out of basic training driving a group of grizzled old Vietnam vets to the firing range in...
Never heard of that down this was but I will certainly look into it.
I have been assembling a decent grade war nickel set over the years. It’s been a back-burner project but a few recent acquisitions have motivated...
Being an old country boy that loves his coins.... I am looking at three ancients on my desk right now that I could tell you very little of the...
I don’t know why you would say that…. Doug still looks pretty good….
I don’t see any red flags myself but I don’t study the series either and it is true that the Beijing mint has certainly been busy in recent years....
The Chinese have made a catchy looking little token that I am sure they would love for folks to believe is a genuine coin. This is the one that I...
Physical Bitcoins are not Bitcoins. They are a token piece generally produced in China.
Probably about average.... I sold a batch of rolled wheats at two bucks a roll not long ago.
You know, CC….. I really liked you. Now, thems fightin’ words!!;)
A rainy Sunday morning. One perfect for becoming fully immersed in coins. But all the cool stuff is locked up at the bank….. I suppose I could...
@ldhair ….. I don’t know the ins and outs of the USPS like the others that have responded. I am the most trusting fellow you will ever meet and it...
Yep. They are still around. When I was overseas in the Army late 1970’s, I looked so forward to receiving their coins on approval envelopes. They...
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