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5 oz. & 1 oz. Silver Libertad & 1 Liberia Coin
Recieved the 5 oz. yesterday and thought I would share my joy. Plus a coin from Liberia. Almost forgot this one. My Nephew sent this photo to me yesterday I thought I share it as well. Warning: not for the squeamish! Subject: [1stBn1stMarines] Camel spiders! -e was recently bitten by a camel spider, which was hiding in his… -
Win a custom made 1/1 canvas masterpiece card — WINNER: Michael Cosgrove
Hello everybody! I currently have 32 followers on my Facebook page for my custom line of cards (Ebbets Trading Cards) I gave away some cards when I hit 25 followers, and wanted to follow that up with another giveaway when I hit 50. I decided to give away, to one follower, a custom made canvas masterpiece. (see sample… -
John Adams plated 1 dollar 2007 coin
Hello, I would like to know more about a 2007 John Adams $1 dollar coin that I have, the strange thing (or maybe not so much) is that it is plated. If anyone has any information they can provide me I would greatly appreciate it -
Card Saver 1's vs. Card Saver 2's and storage issues
Ok, Firstly, let me say that I know this issue has been discussed before but I really need a definative, end all answer so please forgive me. I recently purchased BCW 2 row (shoe type) storage boxes. It is evident that my CS 1's don't fit (not even close). I do not want to keep my cards in CS 1's in the boxes that the CS… -
Numismatic Library
I was looking through some of books and related numismatic published guides and lists. Among them include B. Max Mehl catalogs from 1925, 1927, 1930 and 1935; A Standard Price List of U S Coins 1939 from Wayne Raymond; the Fifth Edition to the Blue Book (1945) and the Second Edition to the Red Book (1948). While none these… -
A YN's 2017 Summer Seminar Report (Week 1 and 2)
I was recently fortunate enough to attend both weeks of the American Numismatic Association’s Summer Seminar due to scholarships from the PNNA and ANA. This event is an amazing opportunity to meet fellow numismatists young and old, take advantage of the ANA’s incredible resources, and learn from some of the hobby’s… -
What would happen if the hobby dumped the 1-70 grading scale for something else?
This thread's question asks for opinions, speculation and prognostication. Grading has evolved from "new" and "used"; to adjectival [poor, fair, good, fine extremely fine, almost uncirculated, uncirculated, choice uncirculated, gen uncirculated, etc.]; to Sheldon's numerical 1-70 scale. The 1-70 scale apparently became the… -
Re: 1855 $1 Gold... found in junk coin box
Hmmm. What to do..... Option 1 Buy the dealer's junk coin for two dollars. You'll both walk away from the transaction thinking you did really well. Option 2 Tell the dealer he's too stupid to know gold when he sees it and you don't know how he manages to stay in business. You'll leave him with hurt feelings and be banned… -
Just Made a POP 1 PL Trade Dollar
Here she is: 1876 MS63PL, this coin finally crossed with the PL designation on the fourth try(never give up). Bought this coin years ago in a NGC64PL holder and knew it should cross. It is now top pop at PCGS with the other PL being a MS62PL. In hand this coin is simply spectacular a tad dark but the bright toning and… -
Re: How many pop 1's finest knowns have you made ?
How many pop 1's finest knowns have you made and have held up and are still pop 1/0. I have made 5 MS68FB pop 1/0 silver Roosies and 2 clad pop 1/0 Roosies that are still pop 1/0 today. Also made an MS68 Roosie thats still a pop 1/0 today. So I think a better question is how many have you made that have held up as the…
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