Well darn...... Now you have me wondering what a Franklin Bicentennial half would have looked like!
That is a blatant cast piece. I don't think I would call it a copy. More like a token or something you would pick up in a gift shop. Not a coin.
I see that I mistyped the date. Bet that made me look like the sharpest tool in the shed..... Yes, I meant to say 1943 copper. SO that was a phony...
It is an interesting question. I bet Franklin's would have made the transition to clad then died a slow death in the late 1990's. I doubt that...
Here I am supposed to be setting a boss-like example in my office and this had me laughing like a danged hyena....
I think she is beautiful just the way she is. But that's just me. I bet @okbustchaser would have the right answer to your question.
Temperature changes and moisture are your enemies. I am like you and try to deter toning on my coins. I keep them either in TPG holders or...
Cool examples. Welcome to CT.
I must have missed it when you told us about that. Congratulations!!!
Don't misunderstand..... I am not saying automobiles shouldn't have airbags now that we are sophisticated enough to know they do save lives. I am...
@Noah Finney I see you now have a gold Indian in your avatar. I know you had been dreaming of owning one. Is that yours or a dream photo from the web?
Slightly off course...... Wasn't there a major automobile manufacturer of the day that had publicly offered a new car back in the day in trade for...
I had two lefties in my platoon way back when. Simple add on brass deflector was the answer.
This whole "oversight" thing got me to thinking. I am almost sixty. My wife and i have recently adopted two young kids. On Christmas they got new...
That is just painful to see. However if they were given to you I would say it was a kind gesture anyway.... I don't have anything useful to add to...
Mardi gras float?
Funny thing is I get that call somewhat routinely. Usually from a person speaking very broken English. This fellow was instructed to go to a...
Agree with @Jaelus .... Being honest well circulated examples I believe they belong in the set. If I was the buyer, I would immediately crack them...
Sure you have! Fried fish!
It’s great breaded and fried.
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