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Re: PCGS has a $50,000 reward for anyone who can solve the ASE milk spotting problem.
<< <i><< A quick dip to stabilize the surfaces BEFORE submitting solves the problem. I'd like my $50K in small bills, please. Russ, NCNE >> I thought Russ had this conversation with Ron Guth about a year ago on these boards and Ron said he was going back to his "lab" to check on this theory. I wonder what happened. >> You… -
Re: Local auctions and coins
I knew Russ would be asking...I was afraid of this and, I can't even be mean to Russ cuz I won one of his auctions (my birthyear kennedy) and I haven't received (nor even paid for ) it yet.... Russ....IM me and I may tell you ...but, you have deeper pockets and more knowledge You will hog them all and I would get nothing -
Re: Issue: Package arrives empty in my mailbox.
<< <i> << <i><< In this case it sounds like it was poorly packaged and the would decline to pay the insurance. >> Where did you get that? Russ, NCNE >> Guess work based on the first post. >> I don't see anything in the first post that indicates it was poorly packaged. In fact, the post indicates it was packaged with USPS… -
Re: What now for PCI?
<< <i> << <i> << <i>what should/could they do to become respected again? >> Make this the rule, rather then the exception: Russ, NCNE >> Russ if I may ask, will you attempt to cross that coin, crack it out or sell as is? >> Mr. Russ, I realize that I have only 300 posts over the last year instead of 30,000 but please give… -
Q: Why the fuss over holed coins?
From what i've read, mainly book about western mining towns in the latter half of the 1800s, holed coins were reviled. A holed coin was lighter than a "whole" coin. Folks felt that putting a hole in the coin was a way to skim metal off of the coin. Hole about, say, 40 coins and you have one free coin. There were many… -
James Ross Snowden's 1860 Description of 1858 Cent Patterns
From A Description Of Ancient and Modern Coins, In the Cabinet Collection at the Mint of the United States (pages 120-121): In 1858, a new device was contemplated for the nickel cent, and several varieties of that cent were coined. Of these there were three different obverses. 1st. The obverse of the legal cents of 1857-8.… -
COIN GIVE AWAY OR, (ROAST) the winner is!
In Honor of Russ for his devotion and, exceptional replies to help forum members with honesty and devotion. I will give away a nice silver coin for to the best summery and, A** kissing in honor Russ. Graded as a 70 point system I will award points to the best post (as to How Russ has helped you in your coin collecting… -
Re: And now we bring you the US Coin Forum's exciting game...Guess The Alt!?!? aka... an Alt or Not an A
Soooo...anyone have any guesses on who this ocon person really is? ...and for the record and FWIW... whenever "Family Guy" comes on the boob-tube (such an appropriate term when referencing that show)... I don't just change the station... I turn off the TV so it can be purged and cleansed... to me, the popularity of that… -
Re: Article on "moderns" on Doug Winter's raregoldcoins.com site
At this point, EBay and Teletrade must be considered the largest modern coins dealers. as i said before, Russ nailed these two along with Heritage very early in the "Name Three......" thread and was dismissed. the conclusion i draw is that either Russ was right or Mr. Winter is wrong. if Russ is right, the responsible… -
Re: The "hypocritical dichotomy" of our membership!!
<< <i> << <i> << <i> << <i> << <i>This has nothing to do with coins. Get over yourself. >> This is about two coin threads that were deleted and therefore is about coins. Or, did you become the third forum cop in this thread?? >> Keets Coinguy1 TWQG Russ Is my count off? >> Sure is!! >> Sorry... Amended list: Keets Coinguy1…
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