you could try Ancestry.com or (assuming she lived in the United States) perhaps the Daughters of the American Revolution's data base (in case she...
[IMG] Originally Posted by treehugger [IMG] It's too bad we can't make George S. Patton a 5-star general posthumously and give him a coin also. I...
Some have great historical significance. For example, when the Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States in 1824 to celebrate the 50th...
I (the OP) was able to find the last one (the 1942 bronze 20 Halverov) last year from a friend of a local dealer. In the last 5 years, I only saw...
Four years ago, I bought a 1797 half cent )1 over 1 variety) NCS VF details (heavy corrosion) for $540 at a local coin show (the dealer knocked...
Don't you mean? [ATTACH] and [ATTACH] :rolleyes:
http://www.goldbergcoins.com/ Only 3 times per year, but the buyer premium remains at 15%
Another vote for half cents. 99 circulated varieties, most affordable. There is a lot of history associated with this denomination.
Commercial AU or even MS grade (EAC grade EF and AU) half cents are affordable until you get to earlier than 1825. Then you need to drop down a...
I just ran across this thread. As one who was stung by a 1795 bust dollar that turned out to be a very deceptive Chinese counterfeit (originally...
I included the -S mint proof coins because they are relatively easy to acquire and it seems to make sense (at least to me). If you want to exclude...
Silver 1776-1976-S quarter found in change about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, not a proof.
I just did a recount on the coins and the number is actually 1404. The 1404 coins are just the date and mint mark, no varieties. Only after 1967...
Congratulations. Acquiring all 1401 circulating (non-gold) 20th century coins is an achievement. After I did the same, I found out that there is a...
let us know how it turns out.
Speaking as someone who had a relatively large percentage of cleaned coins in my bust half collection, when it came time to sell the collection, I...
A bit more detail on Fred Weinberg http://www.fredweinberg.com/ He is probably the major error coin dealer in the US and has handled more error...
While foreign enough to qualify for this thread, I bought this ($76.59 - eBay) as an example to show people what coins circulated during the...
Somewhat off topic, but the minimum time it takes to achieve 7th dan (degree) for a single martial arts discipline (e.g., the Korean So Bahk Do...
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