Dr_Bones ✭✭✭

My father helped me with my first boy scout merit badge which was coin collecting. We worked on collections during my teenage years. I have subsequently taken over the pursuit of finishing his patter… (View Post)

It is not a new phenomenon. I took over the pursuit of finishing my fathers collection. Collectively we have been working on it for 50 years. Half of what I own was purchased in the 1970s and 1980s. … (View Post)

There are a number of the coins that we designate as Patterns that were minted specifically for collectors and perhaps for other spurious reasons. In the 1800s many were made retroactively to make co… (View Post)

I just sent an email to my Representative in MN to express my profound disappointment with the knowledge and conduct of the members regarding this bill. Sure looks like a bunch of bumbling clueless m… (View Post)

My limited area of collection has very few examples to collect. Tracing back pedigree and auction histories, has helped in the research of my coins as well. With this information, I have been able to… (View Post)