Since coming to CT, I learned that there was a lot I didn’t know, and while CT has been very informative, I’ve taken the suggestion of Doug and...
Interesting. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
When I was a kid I thought I'd clean up my dad's collection. I gently used a soft cloth, and for the very dirty ones, some mild soap and water...
I have a lot of Dansco's, some Littletons, some Intercept and some Whitmans. Honestly the point of an album in my opinion is to display the...
I'm both a Type and Date/Mintmark collector. Date/Mintmark - I inherited from my family some mostly low-quality circulation coins, and as a...
I really liked this video - well produced with fast but digestable facts, a lot of information in a concise format. That's the way to make a...
I have to second that. Whether they should be brought back or not is another question, but as for pure asthetic appeal, these two are by far my...
I've seen this a couple of times - I LOVE this. I think my desk is a mess now, and you make me feel so much better every time you post this....
I just went through this process about a year ago. I posted my thoughts here (http://www.cointalk.com/t199778/) In short, I found an internet...
Smitty - great post! And thanks for the information you already shared. Perhaps rather than all-in-one, think layered, and holistic: - When...
On the topic of drawing young (and old) in to the hobby: For my son's 4th birthday party, for one of the 'craft' events, I bought Whitman Cent...
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Wow, I completely forgot all about that until your post! I recall weekends spent sorting and wrapping coins, then going to the flea market or...
That's exactly the approach my dad used to expand my grandfather's collection (which is now mine) - he used change, to buy coins. Sometimes, he'd...
Good for you on the first part (That's sincere, not sarcastic). On the latter part - clarification: Not "justify" . . .not 'selling' or cajoling....
Agreed. That's also been my position. . . but I started to think . . maybe I should be adding more to 401k, IRA, more to charity. . . .BUT I've...
I'm reading "The Coin Collector's Survival Manual" 7th ed. Pretty good, I recommend. It's basically about not getting screwed in this...
Good question - I'll be watching the thread for answers.
:rolleyes: I'm looking for new/interesting ways to justify all my expenditures on coin purchases. I can't think of a better group to help me...
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