I would say always buy the best premium coins you can within your budget. Junk bought today will still be junk 10 years from now, probably 50...
"If it isn't fun anymore, take a break." Try stamp collecting. ;)
Beautiful coin!
I'm not sure what the value is of my coin collection, but when I die many years from now, I'm taking it with me.
Again, and I could be totally wrong on this, but it might be interesting to shine a blacklight on the coin, to see if the S stands out from the...
I've never owned a blacklight but I've been thinking about getting one. Would a blacklight be able to show anything on this if the S was added? Or...
Usually it's the S that is added which from the tone of your post I think you already know this. But I once heard a story from a coin dealer, that...
I realize it sounded harsh, but for the coins I'm beginning to collect and going after right now, especially 64 and 65 type Indian cents, seeing a...
"Charles Monson" - He is serving a life sentence in prison, perhaps partly because of this.
The last few coin shops I've been in, only to buy some supplies, were empty of customers with the owner sitting there doing nothing but looking...
Very cool. I remember the time before the advent of TPG. It was like the "Wild West" out there. TPG certainly has its faults, but it's a whole...
Did my first try with metal detecting a few weekends ago, with my brother-in-law and his metal detector. Found nothing but junk metal cans and...
My opinion on CAC - seems like if a coin is nicely dipped, it gets the CAC sticker. I dislike dipped coins, so I avoid coins with the CAC sticker.
I ship by UPS - United Parcel Service. I've had very few problems with them over the years. Only 1 lost package, it was delivered on a porch and...
Dead gambler's coin if he was trying to cheat John Wesley Hardin. LOL
Looks to me like it was intentionally scratched for whatever silly reason.
Anything but the Dallas Cowboys. :vomit: I guess college teams are probably next.
Sort of a PCGS/PSA combo item.
Love that Buffalo nickel!
Of course the image has to be Lincoln, but at first glace I was wondering why was the image of Curly Howard on the back of the coin?
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