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I too remember the feeling that a coin in a slab was 'off-limits' as it was too special for me to get -- times change. Nice collection! (View Post)

This is great history to relive-- I remember some of these adds, and the copies you have shared bring back all kinds of great memories. Mail order coins right next to ads for mail order live seahorse… (View Post)

I have read somewhere that this coin was seized by the U.S. Treasury in 2001 before it was monetized. After the seizure, it was placed in the U.S. Treasury vault at the NYC World Trade Center, then m… (View Post)

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act concept is outstanding-- I am amazed that we have not done this sooner! (View Post)

The issue of cleaning is interesting in that cleaning has become a near-mortal event for a coin in numismatics. While I understand that logic completely, it seems important to have fun with collectin… (View Post)