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Re: Getting Cards Cut From Sheets
I'm with you on all of the rest of it except this part. I collect high grade vintage Dallas Cowboys and fall in the camp of it's a tremendous difference in my mind to have an item be cut at the factory in the 1960's and survive in that shape to be graded vs. someone seeking out a sheet, cutting and submitting it to PSA to… -
Re: $250 silver by the end of 2026 ?
ACQUIRING gold is different than agreeing to tie monetary policy to a fixed price of gold...requiring a painful internal adjustment (falling prices, falling wages, falling GDP output). :) If the Treasury did issue more paper than gold reserves (not clear), that showed the difficulty even in an era pre-populism and… -
Civil War Diesinker J.H. Merriam Counterstamped 1853 Quarter with an Associated Piece of Exonumia
J.H. Merriam Counterstamp on 1853 with arrows Seated Liberty Quarter, ex. Dave Schenkman This piece might not look like much, but it is a very important piece in my collection of Joseph Merriam tokens and medals. This has been a focus of mine for years, and I am writing a book cataloging his work. While this is obviously… -
My First Finds
Well, I got my Ace 250 about 2 weeks ago, and have been out every chance I can get. Apart from less than $1 in clads (still trying to get the hang of it) I've found a few relics. First, behind my parent's house (which sits on top of the foundations of a house that dates back to the early-mid 1800's) I found this button… -
On the grading of circulated eagle reverse clad quarters.
Large percentages of the earlier clad quarters were poorly made from worn dies. The lettering on the reverse is often very shallow around the rim and will wear down into the rim after only minimal circulation. This technically will make many of these in only AG condition after only minimal wear. Frequently if applying the… -
Re: The Decline of Coin Collecting
Same thing said by Copilot- This new world appears to have a growing demand for coins and a skyrocketing demand for moderns. The decline in the hobby ended in 1996 for demographic reasons and the acceptance of the state quarters. The new world is six months old. It will take years to form as the hum grows louder. Sure,… -
Re: PCGS to no longer guarantee RD/RB on copper coins
<< <i>Don Willis, in his announcement, stated that color change in copper coins is due to humidity, especially in climates like Florida or Hawaii. I live in Rochester, NY, not exactly a dry desert climate, and I have kept full red copper/bronze coins in my safe deposit boxes that I have owned for over 30 years with no… -
Re: Who won tonights debate POLL
Thought this was pretty interesting. NOTE I have not checked all facts. In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form… -
Re: Did you ever get a BB from ANACS, PCGS, or NGC and why?
Twice at PCGS. Both were in 2000 and were my very first ever submissions to a TPG. 1.) 1914-D Lincoln Cent (planchet flaw) 2.) 1916-D Mercury Dime (not genuine - added "D") The 14-D I bought raw from eBay when I was a newbie. I paid $75. My fault, wasn't paying attention to the auction. It now resides in an ANACS holder -… -
Re: Why is this forum so dead?
I think Summer is the biggest culprit for the slow-down. There does seem to be a few things missing we usually have going on at any given time though. 1) Rash of new posters who ask a bunch of basic, but good questions. It doesn't bother me to see the same question a few times a year on clipped cents, poor man's double…
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