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Re: Possibly the most beautiful U.S Cent reverse pattern ever designed ...
These are beautiful designs. However, what enhances their attractiveness is the much higher relief. If these designs were struck like a modern Lincoln cent, how much of the rich detail they both exhi… (View Post)1 -
Re: Show your 'pocket piece(s)' . . . . . .
I have several pocket pieces, depending on what I'm wearing, and this is my latest addition. It isn't too clear in the pic, but the surface is already exhibiting a hint of darker tones in some areas … (View Post)5 -
Re: What started you collecting coins stories.
Same here. Joined the Cub Scouts in 1963 and one of the twelve achievements to earn the Wolf Badge was to "start a hobby." I still have those two blue Whitman folders with the cents I found… (View Post)2 -
Re: Anyone Else Have a Massively Delayed Package Due to the USPS Shenanigans?
From NYC to western Iowa, it took 12 days for a birthday card to reach its destination. This was late July. Needless to say, Mom (now 92 years old) was still happy to receive it (and the $92 check th… (View Post)2 -
Re: What’s the oldest dated coin you’ve received in change this century?
Not in change, but I found a 1938–S Mercury dime on a small island in the middle of Minocqua Lake in Wisconsin, probably around 2009. Out boating with friends, anchored offshore, swam to the shorelin… (View Post)4