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Re: Very unhappy .
This really sums this up nicely. To be technical, the op started the payment process. Why he chose an echeck... I mean we all know checks take up to 2 weeks to clear right? So technically he didn't pay for it until it cleared. Could it be argued that by accepting the echeck an agreement was made to complete the purchase?… -
Re: Obama wants cheaper pennies and nickels article
<< <i> << <i>I think they should allow private individuals to make "pennies". They would have to be made to the same size as the current cent. You could have slogans or advertisements put on them to offset the cost or about 3c. 100,000 minimum quantity. Private companies (with special authorization from the Govt.) would… -
Re: Why large/small dates for 1970-S cents?
The 1960 Large Date was a deliberate change because the Denver Mint allegedly experienced die chipping in the Small Date. If you picture in your mind the recessed date in a steel die, there is a thin, raised ridge of steel that forms the recessed inside of the 9 and the 6 on the struck coin. Those ridges apparently were… -
Accused rare coin investment swindler living the good life in Bali
Wilbert Ho and Carol Comeau weren't pleased to learn that Barry Bellefontaine, a Honolulu investment adviser who took their money and skipped town nearly 12 years ago, is now selling luxury homes in Bali, Indonesia, and serving as president of the local tennis club. After Bellefontaine and his wife sailed off in a… -
Florida couple earn pretty penny from sale of rare coin
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Nowadays, pennies aren't even worth the metal they're made with. A rare few, however, can fetch 600 million times their worth. Denis Loring and Donna Levin, of Singer Island, reaped a windfall from a copper 1792 penny the couple bought last year at a Beverly Hills auction for $437,000. Two months… -
Re: As promised - an update for 1940s experimental and pattern collectors.
Roughly, and not necessarily in order: Gold standard & monetary theory Gold and silver nationalization (incl gold coins melted by type/date), incl hoarding & smuggling, gold turned in to govt, legal challenges, Thomas Amendment impacts. BEP impacts and series 1934 gold certificates Collecting during the depression Effects… -
Re: Larry Shepherd joins Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
<< <i>On behalf of my former employer, Harlan Berk, I am pleased and proud to announce that Larry Shepherd has joined the staff of Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. The following press release has been sent to the numismatic media. Tom DeLorey -- Larry Shepherd joins Harlan J. Berk Ltd. Harlan J. Berk, Ltd is pleased to announce that… -
Customer du Jour, Jan 10 2007
We have a lot of really nice customers, one in particular is an executive with a large Utah company and passes through town here 2 or 3 times a year. About two visits ago he saw us putting 30-40 Wheat cents in zip lock bags and asked what we were doing. I explained that every year at the local Boy Scout Expo we hand out… -
Re: Ones that got away
<< <i>I find the "end of pain" interesting, what is it MLC? Appears in excellent shape and to be higher relief--------BigE >> It is an interesting piece. It's a Conder Token, D&H 834 variety. Plain Edge. Produced by Peter Kimpson. Here's the description it had when I bought it: A classic issue in the Conder series, with… -
Re: Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water - Chris Cipoletti now new president of a divi
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<< <i>Wondering through the CoinLink website when I saw an article announcing that Rare Coin Wholesalers (RCW) has hired controversial ex-ANA Executive Director Chris Cipoletti as President of Rare Coin Consultants of America, a new division of RCW. I bet that there are some here are thinking what I'm thinking - "Ah @#$%,…
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