Ha! I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who did that as a kid. Here's something that we did as young coin collectors in the early-70's:...
I thought that I remembered seeing in a movie that a suit sold for around $20 at the turn of the 20th century. From...
I guess this thread has gotten away from the original topic. C'est la vie. But it is always fun to wax nostalgic about "the good old days". My...
Good observation, Michael. You can look up the government's consumer price indices over the past 52 years and figure it out. But you're absolutely...
Precisely why a forum such as this is invaluable. But it is the ago-old question. When I was a kid, we used to buy the little 25 cent book of coin...
Or about 5 cents in 1965 dollars.
Gee, Mike...Thanks. I'm glad that I didn't imagine that (I was going to blame it on the 80's). I once had a stack of COINage magazines and several...
If I recall correctly (some of you oldtimers can confirm this), one of the COINage magazine issues from 1974 had a large photo of the aluminum...
I've decided to put my proof 1951 Franklin out there. It has been discussed in the following thread:...
BTW...Thanks, Chris! Good info.
Not wishing to beat a dead horse. And you guys (gals?) are the experts. Hey, that's why I'm here. But I thought that I would compare my Franklin...
Hope I do not get into trouble for a non-coin-related photo upload. I also have a ticket stub from Floyd six weeks earlier (1977 was a good year)....
Thanks. As I said, I wasn't getting all slobbery when I bought it and I'm not now. I'll just toss it back into the safe. I've been away from...
No thoughts on the cent. But as an old Pink Floyd fan (emphasis on "old"), I like your screen name.
I was very much interested in the link posted some nine years ago by Wooden Jefferson (Woody):...
I have been out of town since Sunday. I finally had some time last evening to go digging to find it. The uploaded photos (especially the obverse)...
Thanks again, Paddy. And also to 5d. Your willingness to share experience and knowledge is greatly appreciated!
Cool. Thanks, Nut!
Thanks a lot, Paddy. I've been collecting for 40+ years. But I am, by no stretch, an expert (that's why I'm here). I always take NGC and PCGS...
I've got a 1951 proof Franklin half graded by NGC at PF67. I'm considering selling it, but I am having trouble determining a fair market price. I...
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