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Re: Your opinion: Is AU58 - Everyman Collecting a "Bubble" or is it it's infancy only to grow
As a long-time collector of AU55/58 pieces, it has looked and smelled like a bubble for some series for a while now. TomB wrote; What I believe one will find, if it has not happened already, is that there will be some type of split in the populations and prices of AU58 coins. Those coins that are what I consider "true"… -
Re: jswieton's auto RC thread-2014 Chicago Sox Fest
- 1959 Topps Hof'er Jim Taylor - 1972 Topps Hof'er John Riggins - 1976 Topps hof'er Randy White - (2) 1951 Parkie hof'er Bill Gadsby - Logo puck Bill Gadsby - 1967 Topps AL ROY Stan Bahnsen - 1986 Fleer Orlando Woolridge - 16x20 Team photo Anti Niemi Here is my loot from Saturday at the Nationals. I have quite the story to… -
Re: What do you collect, other than coins?????
1) Obsolete hard drives and controllers, especially those more prone to data loss than most of their contemporaries. (Is there another computer geek here who remembers Tulin, Lapine, Perstor, JTS, or the aptly-named Dae Young?) This is a hobby that hasn't ripened yet. When I sold a pristine Seagate 250R 40MB (which would… -
Re: EAC convention for non-members - is it worth going??
As a John Reich Collectors Society member I will attend all days. Meeting rooms inside the Doubletree will be used, rather than the separate convention center room across from the hotel, used for large coin shows. Here is what I know so far. Nathan Markowitz wrote: This will serve as the final announcement for the upcoming… -
Resources: Books-Links to read on numismatic series, errors, and varieties
There could be a sticky or group of threads that cover common themes here at CU. FOR NEW MEMBERS: In this thread is a plethora of internet links and information on numismatic books, ERRORS, and DIE VARIETIES. Here will be list of my coin books and hopefully others will make recommendations for all levels of collecting.… -
Re: When Spanish coins were legal tender in the US
In early America transactions would not have been denominated in dollar but in gold and silver or in the reserve currency of the world the Spanish Milled Dollar ( 8 Reales). Merchants would have tables such as this to work fluidly between coins from various countries with most tables based on Issac Newtons table from the… -
Increasing coin prices driven by speculators?
We have all watched prices skyrocket in the last two years for many series, many rarities, and indeed for the market as a whole. Coins that bring six figures at auction brought less than half those amounts only a few years ago. This phenomenon extends everywhere, from high-grade Registry-oriented moderns to Gobrechts and… -
Sperber buys 1804 $1 from Lipton & Albanese for Morelan!
This just in.... April 3, 2017 Legend Buys Dexter/Pogue 1804 Dollar From Lipton and Albanese Famous coin now part of “Super Collector” Bruce Morelan’s early American dollars set (Lincroft, NJ) – The Class I Dexter/Pogue specimen 1804 Draped Bust U.S. silver dollar purchased at auction on Friday night, March 31, 2017, for… -
Re: It's been 4 years since plus grading was introduced - your verdict?
As @Catbert mentioned shortly above as he resurrected this post from eight years ago, my collection consists of a relatively very high percentage of coins with plus grades. In no particular order, here are some comments/thoughts: * Without me taking the time now to look through my various sets, I estimate that roughly 50%… -
Re: 1980 Topps Baseball Vending Rip MegaThread
Continuing to pick the bones on these 1980 vending boxes. And along the way. got curious about all this registry business. 10s continue to be elusive even when subbing higher pops. 1 23982591 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 Topps 13 Ron Pruitt Card 12 1 23982592 MINT 9 1980 Topps 481 Tom Paciorek Card 13 1 23982593 MINT 9 1980 Topps…
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