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This was the smoothest Charles Barber 1883 Hawaiian Half Dollar I'd ever seen which was wholesome. Since most circulated examples have seen a ton of abuse I just had to have this 
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This is my favorite widget..... Cheers, RickO
I have been looking for years for an affordable but really nice design of a train.
This one fits the bill and I enjoy the design very much. It’s French
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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Picked this up from here on the bst, I have a higher graded example but I like the look and the holder was a nice plus. Sorry I haven't had time to try and take a close up shot of the coin so only the sellers pic.
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This is probably my most widgety coin purchase of the year. While I am very thankful that I managed to get one, I make no protest against it being a widget. It is a pretty widget, though.
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It is an attractive early steam locomotive but I think if you research the piece you will find that it is not French but actually commemorating the opening of the rail line between Verviers, Belgium and Aix-La-Chapelle (Aachen), Germany -- note the Belgian Lion and German Eagle on the shields on the reverse along with the clasped hands.
Still a nice early railroad commem no matter what the route.
That is crazy cool !!!!
I have wanted a nice double eagle for some time....
85-O Morgan in 64+ is a widget, right?
This and a 73 Ike are probably the most widgety coins I bought this year. But what's not to like about a PL CC Morgan?
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Thanks so much tokenpro. I don’t know why I thought French.
I would imagine it’s quite common?
I also wonder if it was a Spiel counter/gaming token because of the reverse.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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Every time I think I have enough 1921 Peace dollars, another cool one shows up:
I love this one from Dan. It's super clean (especially the fields!) and looks gorgeous!
This 1800 is my oldest silver dollar and a candidate as well:
I wouldn't call it common but it is not rare -- I've handled probably 6 to 8 pieces over the years. Although the shields are similar to some of the Nuremberg game counters and spiel marke, I don't believe that this commemorative is related at all to game counters. I do not recognize the signature so I'm not sure where it was made.
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Thanks so much for the info on this one. I like even more now
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC FOR SALE
Mine is in route had to do some serious negotiation but will share once the holder edition arrives.
In meanwhile my daughter picked me up a book and I bought the 2019 version just 2 days prior. Might become a giveaway soon : Plus some other coins.
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Nice and clean!
I love this Merc and it was only 30 bucks. Just my second certified Mercury dime!
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Great pickup! @ThePennyLady also has an interest in these if I recall correctly.
I'd love to see a time-lapse video on how these are made.
Does anyone sill make these today?
Yes I still collect these teapots, I love them!
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A few of my favorites over the last few months:
Widget? Probably this.
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Here is a very nice 1864 Bronze or "no L" cent. This is actually a one year type coin, but no one recognizes it. I think that it is a little under rated.
This is one of the two coins I bought for my collection in 2019. It's a pretty widgety thing, but a highlight in my collection just the same.
Hmmm... I might need to reevaluate my definition of a widget. I never thought of any 1800 us dollar, genuine or otherwise, as a "widget"... ditto Carcon City Morgans... especially DMPLs.
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Bought in Dec. 2018 in ANACS holder, crossed to PCGS and beaned in 2019: