It arrived!!! This is the next to last coin I need for my type set. One more SL Dime and I'll be done. There are still holes in the set, but...
A report on yesterday's visit to the Whitman show in Baltimore. Attendance seemed to be normal for a Friday morning. Plenty of people but not a...
While getting some Brown Ikes ready for listing, I encountered something interesting (maybe). All of them have varying degrees of milky hazing....
Half dimes are not on the top of my wantlist, but I keep an eye out for good ones. Trying to put together an XF/AU set. [IMG]
Thought you might be interested in comments about the show from the "other" side of the table. This is from MFD who is mainly a high-end small...
I think on special occasions one non-numismatic thread won't overly corrupt CoinTalk. Assuming my opinion is correct, add you Irish humor here....
Here's another of my recent acquisitions. Nothing spectacular but a great die crack from about 12 to 6 on the reverse. You have to look closely. I...
Although these are certainly NOT the only strike diagnostics for Walking Liberty halves, they are two of the indicators of how well the coins are...
If you have a coin graded by one of the major TPGs, you know with a high level of confidence what the grade is. There's no reasonable way I can...
Question for all: Anyone familiar with the name Lester Merkin? Question for Britain & Commonwealth collectors: Anyone familiar with the name F....
Received this goodie today. It's the fifth member of my slowly growing collection of Classic Head half cents. I'm trying to complete a XF/AU set....
I put up some better grade (MS-65 to -67) Lincolns (Memorial backs) on eBay, all slabbed by a major TPG. Reasonable starting price plus a BIN. My...
I did something that I don't often do. I upgraded a coin. Here's the old one: [IMG] And here's the new one: [IMG] Not a big jump, but...
Another small numismatic accomplishment for me. I now have the 4 major varieties of the 1835 Half Dimes. I'll do links instead of images since if...
This is certainly not the best one you'll ever see, but it's mine. [IMG]
In case you don't remember, "ANACS: What Does It Mean #1" was a question about the meaning of "MS-60/DETAILS" on an ANACS slab. Question #2 is,...
Well, about 90% of it. Since my type set is in the NGC Registry they are obviously all in NGC or PCGS slabs. And it stops at 1964 (last year for...
Here's my latest goodie. Got it on eBay. Capped Bust half dimes are a Level 2 collection for me (mid priority). [IMG]
Been a while since I acquired a coin. Not spectacular but fits with a set I'm working on. [IMG]
I have several ANACS coins that they have noted as "CLEANED". The one I'm looking at now then continues with "MS 60/DETAILS". What exactly does...
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