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Re: Finally completed my collection of Southern Bank Note Company types
Bill, After being a fan of your posts and material on the coin side for years now, I had no idea that this was one of your diverse collecting interests. What a great little type collection this is in so many respects! The Southern Banknote Co. issues (as well as the ABN T1-T4 notes) are the most attractive Confederate… -
The RW card
Among my old keepsakes is a small, worn card from 1992 labeled "RW Instruction." Most people would see it as nothing more than an old training record. The paper is yellowed, the ink is fading, and the corners are bent from years of being tucked away in drawers and boxes. To me, it is one of the most important pieces of… -
Models, Markets, & Mania: How AI Is Destroying the Coin Industry (And What We Can Do About It)
I thought forum members here would enjoy this synopsis of the presentation I delivered at the 2026 Central States Numismatic Society Convention. I was invited to speak at the Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium to address a critical, rapidly evolving frontier: the intersection of artificial intelligence and its impact on… -
Re: How much do 'Traveling' Gold Buyers pay for coins.
It is a business that has been around a long time. When I was a kid, there was a guy who would go from house to house asking for 'old gold' items (always dressed below average, but not shabby)... as if the gold lost value when aged. He would pay for old rings, coins, jewelry...whatever gold items he could buy for very… -
Re: Here Comes Honey Boo Boo!!! (PCGS related)
<< <i>boo boo and her family are entertaining. Entertainment is what I look for when I flip the channels. I consider them highly successful at entertaining others. Glad to have her as a YN. >> Many child entertainers through the years were entertaining. Many also related, as adults, how horribly their lives were destroyed… -
Re: A NOT SO "Flawless" MS70 Silver Eagle
<< <i> << <i>Even a MS99+ coin falls apart when blown up to the size of a man hole cover. >> Same could be said for a MS70- no coin is absolutely perfect. >> A perfect planchet struck with perfect dies at perfect pressure with resultant perfect surfaces in a state of perfect preservation. Will industrial strength… -
Re: Here's a modern Transitional quarter
<< <i> << <i>Or in the case of this particular coin, when the 1964 and 1965 Quarters were being produced at the same time? >> Do we know that there was a period of time during which dies dated both 1964 and 1965 were simultaneously installed in running presses, thus causing the two to be produced concurrently? I'd think… -
Re: Real value of gold to governments
<< <i>Are you mistaking gold as an insurance policy. Lots of good folks bought into the insurance policy concept only to see their investment wiped out 30-50%, or worse yet, have seen 10-15% (or more), or their investable lifetimes elapse. Some have even died waiting for this insurance to pay off. I don't see it as… -
Re: So, were the strong prices for gold stickered CAC coins just another tulip craze??
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Re: WI Extra Leaf 25c How they were made - VIDEO
<< <i> I think Occam's Razor is silent on this one. I might lean toward your scenario if it weren't for the fact that the "high leaf" is growing out of a cheese wheel. Shall we also assume that the mint employee responsible was vision-impaired and palsied? It's always tempting to fill gaps in one's knowledge with myth and…
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