My very first post on this forum was about a Cobb I picked up on the South Carolina coast after hurricane Hugo came to visit. I sent a photo of my...
Wish I wasn't on my Mayberry internet where I could see the blasted thing. Maybe if I wait till tomorrow the picture will load up....
I am not your error guy but have seen similar anomalies before. When a coin is struck with excessive pressure it will come out of the die with a...
@johnmilton It was only tbe 1839 that was restruck, correct? And that subsequent restrike was a product of the US mint wasn’t it?
You must not have read the CT rule book. Rule #1 is don’t get @charley riled up.:hilarious::hilarious:
If I Had the chance to spend an afternoon at one CT members coin desk.... It would be yours. Those are spectacular Gobrecht pieces.
I have three safes full. My wife will appreciate it…. And besides, I like to see youngsters with a fire for coin collecting. Reminds me of me when...
If he doesn’t win, send me a PM with his address and the postman will bring him something to keep his numismatic fires burning.
Entry post for @Hairy Houdini grandson.
One more little piece of advice. One of our most benevolent members, @lordmarcovan does regular coin giveaways under the contest forum. Being a...
Depends on who has possession of the credit cards.... I saw your question about cleaning. Man, that is a subject that causes collectors to go to...
Holy smokes!
I think they are all spiral now And like everything else in the coin collecting world, old Redbooks are quite collectible. We have a member here...
Obsessive is the middle name of all us coin collectors. My wife thought it was a quirk when we met. After I purchased my third safe, she put her...
Yes sir. That is the one….. Thing is, the useful information never changes in the Redbook so you can often find a year old copy at the overstock...
No it is straight up. The dies came from Philly and the SanFran mint was supposed to add the mintmark….. now I wouldn’t know how to tell the real...
Now that seriously cracked me up.
Oh yeah. And if you really want to see some crooked coin dealers in action….. Go peruse the Etsy coin offerings.
I always thought he had the most listenable voice. And he made Field of Dreams the great movie that it was.
The Redbook.... I wore out my Redbook as a youngster and still refer to it daily.
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