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Re: For Florida Evacuee's heading to Ga. We have a coin show Sunday
If I thought my house/ business/ workplace might be seriously damaged by a natural disaster, I might wait a bit before making any non-essential expenditures. Bug out couple hundred miles North/ Northwest get a hotel room or spot in a campground, get some ice and beer and lunch meat and bread. Chips, don't forget the chips.… -
Re: Guess the Grade: 1958 Washington Quarter >>Grade Posted<<
OK, My personal analysis is as follows; No rub and too much luster in the fields to indicate wear, and too much gradue on the high spots to call wear, so the services will call it MS. It has original luster evident even though the prints and milky blemishes indicate poor storage. There are numerous hits on the obverse… -
Re: New Purchase 1864 2c Large Motto with rim cud both sides
I do see the green and the black spot seems to be some dirt. The verdigris if not bad and etched into the surface should be able to be removed with some patients as I have found that a good long soaking in canola oil, some very light agitation from a very soft fine hair paint brush ( actually spent over $60.00 on the paint… -
Re: I thought about a bid on this Morgan with color,
This say's it all. Posted by BAJJERFAN "Why is paying up for a nice eye appealing attractively toned coin any sillier than paying thousands for an even sillier VERY VERY VERY COMMON one ounce of $35 silver just because it happens to be in a fancy piece of plastic with an even fancier piece of paper inside? At least the… -
Re: This is enough to make me quit....
Alan, Don't rush to judgment too quickly. I was considering buying a roll of '55-D quarters about 20-25 years ago, and worked in a shop where I saw many rolls of them. I never found a roll that I liked well enough to buy, because they have to be the worst looking Washington the Denver mint ever produced. The strike is… -
Re: Lord M's "XXX" thread! (AND THE WINNER IS... 66RB!)
LordM, this is the stuff that keeps me going in this hobby. It's so easy to become distracted, disgruntled and jaded in an endeavor that is so vast and often somewhat competetive. Thank you for a breath of fresh air and a reminder of the passion that will always keep me coming back for more. A few years back I bought an… -
Re: Curioius...would you feel more comfortable if Dealers clearly marked a price on every slab?
When I first started, I marked every coin at Coin Values pricing... I soon realized that was NOT a good idea, as they seem to get their pricing on another planet in a distant galaxy Then I started marking them at THE price I wanted... that did not work out too well either LOL... as most collectors (and dealers) WANT to… -
Re: Coin Show Report - Parisppany, NJ
I don't know what protocol is to give my Parsippany report. Should I start a new thread or just add to this one? I figure I will add to this and if the OP objects I will edit my post out. Got there at 10:30. Met my boss there who has never collected coins and never been to a show. He seem interested but didn't buy… -
Re: Peace Dollar - Would this dollar grade?
This coin would likely grade AU55 or so, but could easily be demoted to a details slab. The 1922 Philadelphia issue is the largest single mintage of any US Silver Dollar. They still exist by the millions. They are the opposite of rare. They aren't rare in gem condition. They certainly aren't rare in this condition. The… -
Assorted pictures and anecdotes, somewhat too scattered to make a proper "Digger's Diary"
Been snapping quite a few pics and ended up with a lot on the disc that didn't make it into any Digger's Diary entries. Here they are, scaled down considerably. Sunrise on Sea Island Road, near Hawkins Island. I tend to shoot a lot more sunsets than sunrises, so this was a switch. I was on my way home from working a…
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