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Re: Is coin collecting a declining hobby?
As @Goldminers said - the stability is the point. The question in the OP is, "is this a declining hobby?" and this particular data (which I acknowledge is just one of many) answers, "n… (View Post)3 -
Re: Is coin collecting a declining hobby?
Metrics matter. A quick bit of googling on one of the metrics that I find interesting, specifically, attendance at ANA conventions. FIrst: World's Fair of Money. This thread on this forum has a table… (View Post)4 -
Re: From a dealer, some "dos and don'ts" for collectors, with an example full of don'ts
Doc, I hope I didn't offend with my post "From a collector"! And oh boy, I hope you're not the proprietor of Golden Eagle, since they were my cautionary example on that post. To your points… (View Post)1 -
Re: LM Plate Coins (Half Dimes) - Where are they now?
I "cherrypicked" myself for a plate coin! I was looking at my dupes for @jesbroken. This 1832 LM-4, pedigreed to John McCloskey, was offered in the McCloskey auction at Heritage on 2/6/22. … (View Post)4 -
Capped Bust Half Dime Attribution Challenge - September 2024
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it: to identify the Logan-McCloskey (LM) variety for this 1830 half dime. 1830 is the same year I did back in August but this one spoke to me. (Sadly, the … (View Post)1
