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Re: Bengal's Chris Henry: Critical Condition After Truck Mishap Involving "Domestic Violence"
Police: Bengals' Henry dies day after dispute By MIKE CRANSTON, AP Sports Writer Mike Cranston, Ap Sports Writer – 2 mins ago CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has died, one day after suffering serious injuries upon falling out of the back of a pickup truck in what authorities describe as a domestic… -
Re: New Blood
As others have written, "Proof" is a term from manufacturing process that differs from regular production coins that are made for circulation. The dies and the planchets (coin blanks) are polished, and in modern times the recessed part of the dies are frosted there by producing a contrast between the devices and the… -
Re: In Honor Of Veteran's Day
Just A Common Soldier He was getting old and paunchy, and his hair was falling fast. And he sat around the Legion telling stories of his past. Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies -- they were heroes, every one. And though sometimes to his neighbors, his tales… -
Re: Tracking Prices: 25th Anniversary San Francisco and Reverse Proof
<< <i>So, which do you guys feel will perform better in the future. Keeping the sets whole or selling of the three non-keys today and just keep the two keys? >> If you can afford to, I wouldn't sell anything until the hoopla dies down. It's hard to imagine that these sets (or any individual coins coming from the sets) are… -
Re: Franklin lovers - Is there sometimes a fine line (so to speak) between FBL and non-FBL?
Yes, there is a fine line on many of the dates. Some dates are usually well struck with well preserved dies and almost all the coins are FBL. The 48. 48D, 49, 49D for instance fall into this category. Most of the dates, however, have that fine line. By a long mile, the area where most coins fall short of FBL are the lower… -
Re: Identification Confusion for Roman Coin
Just as the note on flip says, it's a Gordian III antonianianus. This is a very easy emperor to find, especially on an antonianianus . Here are the notes on Gordian III from my notebook: * Marcus Antonius Gordianus was the son of Antonia Gordiana who was the sister of Gordian II. His grandfather was Gordian I. * Gordian… -
More than you ever wanted to know about Indian Head cent clash marks
This post hopefully will make IH cent clash marks obvious for all collectors to see, understand, and appreciate. The huge number of variety IHs struck in the mid to late 1800's make it obvious that Mint employees at this time were either incompetent, bored or inebriated. Or they could care less about the lowly cent they… -
Re: Let’s see those impressive die cracks
Cracks and cuds. Those dies are really starting to fall apart! -
Re: Find of the year ! Original coin Dies.
As you can see, this roller dies shaft has the so called machining lines. To read just about the Screw Press, than go to the bottom of the post to the part called : more indepth info. on the screw press. Around the year 1551 in Germany, the Roller Press was invented. For its time, it was very sophisticated. They invented a… -
Re: Saturday morning coffee with coins
Love the cup @DCW My favorite cup from my cool Sister-in-law, a market report magazine (close at hand on my desk), and an old friend with some Fall colors and tired Dies (for October)! Here's the coin
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