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Re: Do you think this Peace dollar is like a Trade dollar "Opium" coin?
Yes, Peace dollars are among the many types of U.S. & world coins that have been made into box dollars including $20 Saints & Libs and other gold coin types. (View Post)1 -
Re: I *FINALLY* Got to See Air Force One Up Close! Post a Kennedy Half!
I was returning from an East Coast show (Garden State?) in 1990 when the pilot came on and said we had to circle for 20+ minutes while a special VIP landed ahead of us. It was Soviet leader Mikhail G… (View Post)2 -
Re: Rare 1906 Gilt Pike's Peak HK-337 makes an appearance (Shevlin-Perry specimen)
Ever since the Hibler-Kappen catalog was published in 1961, So-Called Dollars have been the classic commemoratives of the exonumia field. Today's market is no exception. (View Post)3 -
Re: Saturday morning coffee with coins
Rulau is correct. There is a short simple descriptive paper that is infrequently found with the piece giving the circumstances of its creation and not much more. The lead compound used in the pipes a… (View Post)5 -
Re: How to safely dip Civil War Tokens? [If at all]
All four are common (Rarity 1 to Rarity 3) die combinations. The top piece is always interesting as it is the only CWT that mentions slavery. I'll let the rippers and dippers handle your conservation… (View Post)4