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Great read, thanks for posting. I recently bought a “summer” home in the Seattle area, so I plan to attend some PNNA events in the future. (View Post)

Consider foreign coins used by colonists, and in the USA as legal tender until 1857. A few are traditionally included as “colonials”, but it is a vast field requiring research (there is a registry se… (View Post)

Gold dollars are less popular because of their diminutive size. Us geezers wear glasses, so that’s not it. Big coins are just more impressive to many folks. Also there’s the amount of gold stored. (View Post)

Two Barber dimes that my mother helped me find as a kid. Also, an Australian crown that my father brought back from his time in the Pacific in WWII. I had them slabbed for posterity. I put together g… (View Post)

The half disme is a treasure that should outlast rare dates and mintmarks. IMO. Undervalued for sure relative to more common coins whose value depends on date/mm rarities. Other early types as well. … (View Post)