That's cute, a funny non-sequitur. The Baroque era ended with the advent of the Classical era. Most histories give the dates as 1600-1750 for...
For myself, the OCD is that I cannot leave a new purchase unidentified. I have to go one better than the dealer's flip or whatever. And I never...
Your friend is highly altruistic. It is said that the highest form of charity is anonymous and your friend has delivered to some unnamed coin...
The cover calls this “The book that belongs in every collector’s safe deposit box” and they are right. If you bought a previous edition, you...
Records are important because memories fail. It is a matter of how much you invest in and of yourself in your hobby. I do keep necessay records,...
Buy a certified coin from a reliable dealer and you can't go wrong. The $20 Saint is a staple of collecting and is always welcome by any dealer....
The Red Book is the standard reference today, but it was preceded by The Blue Book. Ken Bressett was first listed on the cover in 1957 but had...
I got a nice email from a TNA life member who said that was a People's Choice Award. He said that he voted for it and agreed that it was...
It did not apply to numismatists. Pres. Roosvelt's first Secretary of the Treasury was William H. Woodin, author of The United States Pattern:...
My daughter was named for a Greek goddess. I sent her the cartoon and she replied:
Meaning no disrespect to any god, but my patron is Mercury. [ATTACH] Mercury / Ulysses greeted by his dog, Argos. (ex: Kirk Davis) I have...
The ratio was the correct one for the times and places because markets were open across the entire Roman world. As noted here above, by Robert...
The June 4-6, 2021, Texas Numismatic Association annual show and convention was a success for all. Every dealer I talked felt that the market...
[ATTACH] Fifty cents. I kid you not.
The real find was this: [ATTACH] Old postcard... nice... so what? (see next entry)
The turnout was strong though not all of the available tables were sold (30 out of 40). Still, it was clear that people were out to buy. [ATTACH]...
Austin, Texas, stalwart Bryan Jones finally hosted a show and at a new venue. He sold 30 of his 40 tables. I bought one for the next show in July....
I also bought a hundred Hubble Space Telescope dollar commemoratives to give out at star parties. And at a coin show today, I told another friend...
See my comments in these related topic threads. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/american-innovation-dollar-annie-jump-cannon.376569/ and...
I disagree. I disagree. I bought 100 of the Annie Jump Cannon coins and 100 of the Hubble Space Telescope dollars to give out at astronomy club...
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