Every mint product not intended for circulation is artificial. Even earlier presentation pieces, proofs, proof sets, mint sets and commemoratives...
Live and let live. Everybody doesn't have to like it.
What a convenient excuse to round every purchase up to the next dollar. It's on sale for 99 cents. That will be $1.07 with tax. Oh! you don't...
Dealers have their place and their function is often noble. It's just a bit different from the non-investor/collector. I just have a problem with...
Success means different things to flippers and collectors. Geritol was a success for Geritol. But the consumers might not have agreed if it was...
Imaging is a long time pursuit of mine that teaches me that persistence does not always lead to success. I am HUMBLED by it.
That is my preference as well. I will pay extra for an interesting die state, knowing few others will. But it's not advisable as an investment or...
Excellent links. I talked about the series I was familiar with as someone who specialized in Early Copper. I was aware of different scales in...
I love cautionary tales.
Rarity is a funny thing. Variety rarity is the most commonly considered. But the scales, even while identical visually, vary from series to...
Interesting. That was the name of a step mom of one of the branches on my family tree. She was a Cherokee woman who married a (Cooper) widower...
They talk. You listen.
Is the QA a submitter only thing?
Just give it enough time.
Please forgive me. I just want to see if the size works: [ATTACH]
After a comment from OldSilverDollar, I have decided to name one of my coins. She is named GRACE....
I think I'll nickname her GRACE. Thanks
It's always special for a student to receive kind words from the teacher.
Added ? under neck.[ATTACH] I'm not sure about shadows around the MM possibly playing tricks. MM looks shifted slightly left, but minor deviation...
I noticed that too.
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