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Re: Counterstruck Large Cent...
Just a reminder re: terminology: An "Overstrike" is where an already-struck coin is used as the planchet for a second coin. This has happened officially and is quite normal in some non-US s… (View Post)3 -
Re: x
Quoting from the Wikipedia article on pillory: It's a good thing we now have the Internet to provide public entertainment... though this is kind of a 17th century version of the good old fashioned fo… (View Post)4 -
Re: Is your collection "a bit contrarian"?
Google, define "contrarian" for me. OK, sure, I've got bucketloads of that. Conventional wisdom says that if you've got $1000 to spend on coins, you should buy just one $1000 coin, instead … (View Post)7 -
Re: What Are Your Collecting Goals?
One of every coin type, date and mintmark ever made. Anywhere. Since 650 BC. For less than $500 each. You didn't say it had to be an achievable goal. ;) :D It's been 45 years since I started collecti… (View Post)5 -
Re: Learn something everyday on the internet….
So, anybody got any of those SCAM proof Ikes then? :D (View Post)1