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Re: Official Portland, Maine (Gorham Coin Club) coin show report
An excellent report, MrHalfDime. I'll append mine, rather than creating an additional thread. The club is to be commended for hosting the show in a facility with free wireless internet access for the dealers. It was much welcome, and sets the standard for other shows to come! In addition to the spectacular 1795 Dollar in… -
Re: Cal Ripken, Jr. Chats with RITM: 1978, 1979 & 1980 Reviews Posted
In 1980, Cal played with the AA Charlotte O's in Charlotte, NC. Cal and the O's would win the Southern League Championship. Here's what Cal had to say about the 1980 season: This was the season that made me believe for the first time that I could play in the big leagues. I had a full season in Charlotte and I really loved… -
Southern gold in an attic
If that title doesn't catch you then what will... I have a habit of taking lasting mental notes on various topics, and at times they prove useful. In 2011 I recalled hearing about a hoard of coins found in a New Hampshire attic. The coins were mostly gold, all amazingly original and were consigned to the 2011 Heritage FUN… -
Re: First time I've ever been totally screwed as an eBay seller
The coins have better eye appeal than most, however without certification or in person inspection raw coins sellers are setting themselves up for trouble unless they sell the coins with full disclosure and great pictures. Then you have sellers like Great Southern and centsles and others like https://www.vtcoins.com/ who… -
Re: Central States Update
Gary - Thanks for the kind words! Show was a little light today, but still managed to sell a bunch of cameos --- to 3-4 different folks. Only one Ike though. Many of the big boys and girls left today, so we'll see what tomorrow brings. most likely an early exit. Meet a few of the forum folks which was great. Always great… -
Re: Big Mac token resistance thread.
The Big Mac could be on the list as an American Innovation. However it should be noted that the Big Mac is a copy of the original Bob's Big Boy invention. From the Wikipedia page: _"Bob's Big Boy is a restaurant chain founded by Bob Wian in Southern California in 1936, originally named Bob's Pantry. It is now part of Big… -
The very first counterfeit coin
Coin Forgeries Scammed Ancient Italy By Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News April 19, 2006— Great forgeries might have scammed ancient Italy, according to Italian researchers who have detected an unknown, sophisticated chemical process used to counterfeit coins more than 2,000 years ago. Giuseppe Giovannelli and Stefano… -
Re: A modern day gold standard with real bills - Dr. Fekete
Yup, it was much better being on the gold standard. Depression every 18 year on average. 20% of the 1800's was a depression. Oh, how history repeats. These depressions lasted 3-6 years. This is what we're in for folks. The sooner you realize it, the sooner you will know what to expect and see opportunity. Cohodk, you're… -
Re: Colonial EYE CANDY---1688 AmPlant Transposed Shields arrives via USPS 6 Day Priority TM
Hi All, I have been off this site for a while. Too bad because there have been some real nice and rare coins that look like they have been shared recently, starting with this very very very cool and rare James II 1/24 Real "Transposed Shields". If you can track it down, Eric Newman wrote a great article about these coins… -
Re: Interesting mix of fake/real eBay coins
If volume meant anything then "Great Southern Coins" would be the best dealer in the world.
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