It should be pretty obvious to most folks that if they are going to participate in an auction environment that it will benefit them greatly if...
This appears to be an important topic to address because, in my opinion, it seems that not only are a large number of folks actively engaged in...
It seems as though we have had a number of guess the grade threads recently that have featured Washington quarters (WQs). Guessing the grade of a...
The title pretty much sums up my request. I have not been able to find definitive mintage data for the early specimen coinage and at the just...
Thomas Bush Numismatics
There are active threads on the CT boards that touch upon, at least partially, eye appeal for circulated coinage, the utility of CAC for certain...
This is likely the first show report that I have ever written prior to coming home, but the events of the last week seemed too important to wait...
Two months ago I posted the first of an irregularly produced series of observations from the bourse and the subject was “but-coins”. Today I will...
There are myriad places on the internet to find coin blogs, coin show reports and coin commentary. Some of these are quite well written and at...
I realize this might be an off-topic thread, but I participate regularly on both PCGS and CT forums (while having taken a break from the NGC...
As per usual, I appear to be about a week behind all the other FUN show reports that come streaming in from all directions. I’d like to explain...
In 2010 I wrote a thread on the PCGS boards about the excitement of finding a raw, completely original, mid-grade 1897-S Barber quarter on ebay....
I’m not a historian of TPG holders and slab generations, but I have been around the hobby-industry continuously for the last two decades or so and...
Post one of three- I live close enough to the Saint Gaudens National Historic Site (SGNHS) such that my wife and I have visited more than a dozen...
Many folks realize that coin dealers can also be collectors, whether we collect coins, currency, exonumia or other materials. I happen to not only...
One of the really wonderful things about the larger shows is that many folks will write a show report and one gets to read these experiences...
Who is E. E. McD. and how and where did he/she die on March 11, 1847? Most folks who read any quantity of my posts or who go to my website have...
Right about now there will likely be a fair number of FUN show reviews posted on the various coin boards. I like to read numerous reviews for the...
[IMG] This thread contains working notes for an article authored in 2005, which was later used as the feature article for the October, 2005 issue...
I offer various options for numismatic photography that include full slab images, square cropped images that retain the surrounding plastic holder...
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