This is a brass Coney Island token denominated at "5". The die sinker's name and address is at the bottom on the back: "Jas. Murdock, Jr., 165...
Here are some Ameros and a 63mm pewter medal for the Knights of the Coin Table: [IMG] [IMG]
I trade my D dollar rolls for P.
Texas has just about run out of it's larger than life personalities.
That will likely appreciate someday. At least more than any generic Liberty Dollar. I want a copper one!
Here's to the Armadillo Club! [IMG][IMG]
A spouse is what's left over after all the fun is gone out of a relationship.
Here's an auction for a Gallery Mint Museum 1796 Draped Bust Dollar and Dime, that ends within a few hours: item#200160073270 GMM 1796 Dollar and...
My faves are by the Gallery Mint Museum, which is no longer in operation, but examples are regularly available on the 'Bay. Here's a 1796: [IMG]...
Seems like the issue is being resolved now. ICG issued a statement that they accidentally distributed Mike Wallace's smalldollars.com sample slabs.
It says "compliments of smalldollars.com" right on the label, and it is a dollar coin. The sample slabs I got this year from the major coin...
A "sample dollar" is essentially what has been termed a "sample slab", which is commonly understood to be a sample coin enclosed in a slab issued...
Check the discussion on the CU Forum where Mike Wallace of smalldollars.com found an auction for the ICG slabbed sample slabs that he personally...
And let's not forget they were the first to put E Pluribus Unum and In God We Trust incused in the rim. We have to thank the late Joe Rust as...
David Rittenhouse.
Actually, the 1995 Concept Dollar by the Gallery Mint Museum is the most prized piece of my entire collection. Not only were just 1,371 minted all...
The FUN Show hosts the annual meeting and auction for the Original Hobo Nickel Society: http://www.hobonickels.org/
I went to college in cold, old Rochester. I never got to join the city club, but attended a single coin show on campus at RIT back around 1980....
From what I read the mint ran some polls to determine whether they should issue a silver presidential version. It may not depend on Congress at all.
On the business strike coins the orientation of the edge lettering will vary, up or down in relation to the obverse. On the proof coins all the...
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