Breen is great for checking for varieties, and Cherrypickers is pretty good. But there are a number of books out there for just about every...
Also, be careful not to touch your face after handling currently. It is a possible source of conjunctivitis (probably spelled wrong). I worked in...
I use a Digital Blue that my kids got me for some occasion years ago. It is considered to be a kids toy, but it has 10X, 60X and 200 X. It hooks...
I used to give my kids 1/2 dollars and Ikes for lunch money, until they started to beg me not to. Their friends used to look at them strange, and...
Jimm: I've gotten that one also, and that there is suspicious activity and that my account has been shut down, etc. The other day I got a message...
As few as possible, but then I usually use a holder that is larger than the one recommended for the coin, say nickel size for a dime, so you can...
Sometimes you take a chance on submitting. There is a dealer who sent in a bunch of coins for me to NGC @ $10 each. He spends thousands each month...
Victor: I am sure that you are one of the good/honest sellers on Ebay, but I have written to Ebay a number of times complaining about...
Coinlover: Nice finds. I always check out the old books, but I have never found anything, except for some old newspaper clippings about coin...
Good luck with your wife. If it works, can you speak to mine?
Try the quote from PT Barnum: "There's a sucker born every minute." This way to the egress.
"To that, does anyone have any experience with Jules Karp Coins & Bullion, Inc, out of NY?" I had an exeperience years ago, before I learned...
Nathan: The one's from the 1920's are probably the Star Coin Book or The Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia both issued by B. Max Mehl. I agree that...
While not exactly stupid, they guys are funny: ebay: 1883-H CANADA FIVE CENT COIN...$65000.00 B/O Item number: 330050580571
Sure, Littleton does charge a lot for their coins, but, they do advertise to the general public and have high overhead. But, to be fair, they...
Anyone out there who collect the Red Books? Or the Blue Books? Let's hear what you have.
The reverse picture looks like an NGC holder, but the obv raw. So, is it slabbed?
It had better be great for $129!!!!!!!!!!!
yes, they are errors, this is, it would be an error to collect them.
Yup, I go to a lot of coin shows, and pass on all of that junk. Think about this one: I got a 1921 Merc in F-12 slabbed by ANACS, the dealer had...
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