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Re: Are y'all alone in your collecting like me?
Yep, the same here. It's been just over 2 years now that I have really have droped in buying cards. I just collect baseball. I used to have a nice web site with lots of pics, all my extras to help people fill there sets. But after the IRC channel died off, the ones of you that read this from that long ago will remember, I… -
New Collectible Show this Fall on Discovery
For those who like to watch the Antique Roadshow, Incurable Collector and other collectibles shows on the H&G Station - here's one that will air this fall but is setting up in cities in preparation for the airing. Pop Nation!: America's Coolest Stuff will be going around the country looking for people to come forth with… -
Keep Current Detector or Upgrade?
Well this fall my son will be off to college and that will be that for kids in the house. As an empty nester with possible retirement getting closer every day I would like to at one point get back into casual metal detecting. My current unit from years ago is a White 6000 DI Pro Plus which was a highly regarded detector in… -
Re: The proof coinage of 1817
Analyst February 11, 2010 Almost every expert regarding 19th century Proofs is in agreement that there are a significant number of coins of supposed Proof-only dates that do not have the physical characteristics generally associated with Proofs. In an early post to this thread, Capt. Henway said so. In addition to Breen,… -
Chilean 'CHIIE' error coin FS.....
In 2008 Chile produced an interesting error on some 50 Peso coins. The error had the name of the country misspelled as CHIIE. $10 shipped from a BBC press release regarding the coins: Engraver Pedro Urzua Lizana told The Associated Press he unknowingly left off the bottom part of the letter "L" when, in December, he was… -
Consumerism/Capitalism and the degredation of coinage
This might sound as if i'm going to come across as anti-capitalist. Generally i'm only a luke warm capitalist anyhow, so i'm not as anti as this might come across, but it's food for thought; Many people on many forums have stated over the years that modern coinage lacks the designs and the elegance of the coins from bygone… -
Re: Something different - a DON’T guess the grade thread…
I can unreasonably fall in love with a coin from time to time too. EDIT: Removed reference to pricing of higher grade coin to honor OP's directive. -
Newly Discovered Treasures Dug Up in Philadelphia
Here is a press release from Stacks about the Die Trial Dollar found in Philidelphia Newly Discovered Treasures Dug Up in Philadelphia Soil Near First United States Mint Yields Unique Early Pattern (NEW YORK – JULY 9) Stack’s August Milwaukee sale will include two pieces recently discovered in the soil of Center City… -
Re: Did anyone ever take the trip to Niagra Falls?
I was in Rochester last week on business, and drove up to Niagra Falls over the weekend. It was my first time there. Actually, I was rather disappointed. The water below the falls looked dirty/polluted to me, compared to the beach here in San Diego. I went to the Canadian side, on a friend's recommendation. The "Maid of… -
Re: Don't look now but the Angels suck again..
I view it a little differently. I dont see that changing teams tarnishes a legacy. legacies like Jordans, Montana's, Willie May's, Wayne Gretzky's were already established. well established. all of it was already written in the record books. Jordan playing for washington, mays falling down in the outfield, Gretzky playing…
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