Always. And they never fail to entertain!
Yeah, they're gone.
That's a great idea. I bet Pelican cases would be a good option too. They come in many different sizes.
@Randy Abercrombie, have you considered the Intercept Shield boxes for slabs? They're not plastic with locking lids, but they have some kind of...
Ha! Ask @Colonialjohn. He was the one who posed the question.
Yes, and it's also a city in South Carolina, home of my son's alma mater, the University of South Carolina.
Winner winner!
Same conclusion I came to about a decade ago. Now I have a much smaller collection, but am a much happier collector.
Nope. Didn't need nearly that many examples to know if I wanted to buy this coin I'd be a fool to pay over $10. Plenty of PCGS & NGC certified...
I have no clue. I went with Brazil just on the basis of population — 80 million more than Mexico.
@Colonialjohn . . . well? My guess is Brazil, by the way.
I see that frequently when perusing slabbed circulated coins for sale, particularly old copper/bronze coins — gunk accumulated in the devices from...
Interesting. I just searched sold listings for this coin and filtered the search based on lowest price first. I had to scroll through 16 sales...
George's head on this coin has always reminded me of this: [IMG]
US mint stopped making commemorative half dollars in 1954 (I think; someone will correct me if that's wrong). They resumed commemorative halves in...
This is correct. Bullets and bread will be the currency of the apocalypse, not gold and silver. Doomsday preppers should be stacking ammo boxes...
It's quite possible you've caught the coin bug. And there is no known cure.
In many cases, coins from Caribbean and South Pacific island nations are disproportionately interesting relative to the nations' standing on the...
Most members here will agree with that, and most will have their favorites. What are some of yours among the inherited hoard?
Acetone won't affect luster. It doesn't interact with the metal in a coin. All it does is remove organic compounds that might be lurking on the...
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