Well, normally I'd try to avoid dragging us back to the USA, but 1842 gave me the perfect opening to post what happens to be my most valuable coin...
Yes, I flubbed and made an important typo, here. Must've been wishful thinking. LOL The 3cN is a CAM, not a DCAM. Oops. (Hey, I do 90% of...
"Wow" is the only word that comes to mind right now.
I fully realize that many people will have inherent biases towards one category or the other, and that's OK. This does not pretend to be a...
1761-Mo Mexico 8R, PCGS AU50 (for sale @ $550) I could have this in an even swap for the 3cN coin below. Might even be able to squeeze the...
Aha! 1898 gives me an opening to play another from my "Box of 20" (the cheapest one from the box, but it happens to be the second-finest graded...
They've always been "the ice cream type" to me. (Not to be confused with the legendary Daggett specimen of the 1894-S US dime, popularly referred...
@Dave M- I've always liked those little 1848 centimes. Quite the pivotal year. And attractive coins. I was happy when I found a nice mid-grade...
France: copper specimen striking of a 10-centime pattern (essai), 1848 [IMG] PCGS SP65 RB, cert.#33997478. Pop. 1 in all grades at PCGS. [IMG]
Sorry to be a broken record, and to keep yanking us back to the same theme. It's just that the only twentieth century material I have imaged...
I will defer to @Fred Weinberg on this one. I'm not an error/variety guy, but that definitely looks interesting.
Maybe, or maybe just the wrong pictures, since we were discussing two old non-US coins, and your next set of pictures, instead of showing the...
These are really neat.
Ahura Mazda?
I guess there will be no engraved invitation to join the Illuminati in my mailbox, as the phrase "Peus auction" was meaningless to me (thereby...
On what planet? Or did you mean $645 in Zimbabwe dollars? Don't get me wrong; those are pretty coins, but super common. PS- ROFL- I should also...
PS @Stork - Cathy- that's awesome! I have never, ever found a Merc dime in change. As you can see from my previous post, I've found several in...
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ROFL I hadn't seen this little creative writing endeavor. The "Summer Job Advise" (sic) thread was my first encounter with this author's work.
@messydesk and @C-B-D beat me to it. Glad I'm not the only spelling pedant in the room. LOL PS- useful advice here that might come in handy for...
Separate names with a comma.
