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Just recd the latest FunTopics magazine - issued several times a year by the organization that puts on / hosts the annual early January coin show at the massive Orange County Convention Center. What … (View Post)

And THAT is precisely WRONG with this numismatic hobby ! It is no longer how LEGITIMATELY rare or historical a coin is . It’s all about what the plastic slab grade it is, which slab company did it, t… (View Post)

Peak Rarities is misconstruing my post. I did not say “ droves “ would surface “ any day”. I said other specimens will surface in the next few years as pioneer gold is collected largely by older and … (View Post)

I completely agree with the VF-35 grade… when I first saw the beaver $5, I mentally graded it as VF-35. While it is true that pioneer gold was often struck on poorly prepared gold planchets with dies… (View Post)

I like the strictly- numismatic approach of Stacks-Bowers. The cataloguing in pertinent pedigree & historic detail is a pleasure to read, causing many catalogue recipients to retain them for late… (View Post)