Ran across this Roosevelt dime the other day: [ATTACH] Not an easy coin to photograph. Interestingly, the straight line on the left side just...
We all probably have certain coins that we think are rarer than the market would indicate. To start the conversation I offer the following dime...
This is not meant to be a discussion about the accuracy of the various grading services. I primarily collect errors and have found ANACS to be...
Things have been quiet here lately, so I thought some of you might like to see this. I've shown the coin before, but I've been playing around...
I had forgotten I had this. Actually, it's nothing really special, but I've always liked coins struck with dies which were seriously compromised....
I'm beginning to get used to the snow. Getting some things done. I ran across this coin in my box. It's always bugged me. I've never been...
This weekend I thought it might be fun to start a thread for people to list their absolutely favorite error. As I thought through my...
I don't know much about Civil War tokens, but over the years I've managed to pick up a few. This particular one always intrigued me. I was never...
Many years ago, a coin dealer friend gave me this fragment. He said it fell out of the bag with hen he emptied it. It's one of my favorite coins,...
I've had this in my "unclassified" box for a long time: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm not sure it shows in the photo, but it's a nearly perfect 1st...
The combination of Chicago's sub zero weather and recent heart surgery has given me more time to work on my coin collection then I've had in...
I usually just use my scanner for making pictures of my coins. Some of the great pictures I see on these forums made me want to dig out my camera...
I have long thought that the error collecting hobby and therefore the popularity of errors is held back because it is not possible to complete a...
A long standing hole in my collection is for a corner clip. I recently ran across a nice example, but the dealer wanted over $3000!!! Even if I...
This coin has always intrigued me. I got it from, the late, Ed Colwell, (I hope I spelled that right) well over 40 years ago. I can't recall ever...
I've generally limited my collection to US coins with a single error type. There are times, however, that I break this rule when I find compelling...
I recently bought one of those triplets with the built in LED lights from Amazon. It was about 17.50. I've been impressed. I'm sure it doesn't...
I've spent a good deal of time reading the forums, trying to get a handle on the dynamics. As my name implies, I'm old! (Hey I wrote for Error...
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