Its here - a 2009 in review thread! Let's see your favorite coin purchased this year (not necessarily your most expensive!) Looking back, I...
See it all on Ebay, buy it all on Ebay!!!! Bid early, bid often, bid high! Good luck - I need money for FUN!!!!...
As many of you know, I just finished my Franklin half dollar collection (Registry linked in my sig line). The final coin arrived in the mail this...
[IMG] (Roosevelt dime, photo by Bob Campbell) In response to a recent question by a member on another thread, I present here the science of...
Thank you for listening to my recommendations and adjusting the Franklin prices. In late October, I sent an email to Steve Roach, editor of...
With the purchase of the incredibly elusive 1952S tonight, I completed my Franklin half dollar set. Every coin is a minimum of 64FBL, every coin...
Of course, its a half dollar. I saw this on Teletrade the other evening, and I loved the look of it. In the process of trying to decide which...
Just bought this one from TwoKopeiki on the NGC boards (if you saw the auction, then you already know the grade). I realized I hadn't bought a...
Just got this one in the mail, and when I put it under the loupe discovered there is a sweet Triple Die Obverse. All 1962 Franklins (Philly,...
Let's play a hypothetical: Assume for a minute that you were in the market for one of these. You stumble upon this listing on Ebay - a 1955 NGC...
What You Need to Know About the Incomplete Planchet Error Or, Who took a bite outta my coin? By Jason Poe The world of error coins is often...
The Bugs Bunny Franklin [IMG] “Eh, What’s up Doc?” Children and adults alike have laughed at that wascally wabbit, and numismatists too...
Just bought these two gorgeous beauties from Teletrade. The first is a gorgeous RB 50 centimes, graded MS-64RB by old Anacs. The obverse is mostly...
The Prooflike Franklin Forget what you’ve heard of the rarity of the 1953S with Full Bell Lines. Forget what you’ve heard of the scarcity of...
What You Need To Know about the Type II Reverse Franklin... .... And quite a bit you didn't. by Jason Poe There is an interesting variety...
This coin is beautiful, and comes with classic 1958 mint set toning. Unfortunately, its also a beast to photograph. So I was forced to try...
Misaligned dies, usually abbreviated MAD :headbang:, are somewhat common, but many beginners mistake these error coins for the less common true...
This is a very special coin - can anyone besides jacerevone tell me why? I'll be doing a very complete write-up about this coin when its twin...
Many of us keep track of the cost of our coins and how much we paid for them. Does anybody keep track of how much they cost in today's dollars? I...
Just thought I'd throw this out there and see what people think. I think coin collectors can be sort of generally classed into five categories:...
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