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1888 Yum Yum Tobacco – The 19th Century Evangelist & The Pirate
You've probably heard of Old Judge, Gypsy Queen, Allen & Ginter, and Goodwin. But have you heard of Yum Yum Tobacco? If you are not a 19th century baseball card aficionado, the odds are you haven't. They are among the rarest of the rare, and perhaps possess one of the greatest names for a baseball card ever. Yum Yum… -
The Moroccan Cast Money Tree
The Moroccan Cast Money Tree Or, A Journey to the Deepest Corners of Numismatic History by Jason Poe Any of you who know me know that I’m a fan of Moroccan coinage. The simple geometric patterns, the symbolism, the history, the story – it’s all fascinating to me. My latest endeavor was brought about by a recent Heritage… -
Re: 2013 HOF
The Witch: I'm not a witch I'm not a witch! Sir Bedevere: But you are dressed as one The Witch: *They* dressed me up like this! Crowd: We didn't! We didn't... The Witch: And this isn't my nose. It's a false one. Sir Bedevere: [lifts up her false nose] Well? Peasant 1: Well, we did do the nose. Sir Bedevere: The nose?… -
Re: Home security
I deal with several different alarm monitoring companies. It's really crazy what goes on. The guy at the monitor wants to dispatch. The alarm company and the owner don't want false alarms called in. Some cities bill you after so many calls even if you had a break in. Add to this, the fire alarm system. You now have a real… -
Re: Performance of gold vs other assets...
Gold will rise and fall like Rome. It will rise and fall like Babylon. It will rise and fall like Enron. It will rise and fall like the twin towers. Other assets pretty much do the same except at different times in the cycle. That's not a prediction. Just an observation. -
Re: No CAC due to roller marks
That is false. I can dislike a coin without feeling that it is graded inaccurately. -
Re: My Earliest Numismatic Experience
Grants, department store was my go to store for any present, At 7-10 yrs old, walking or bike was my only means of getting there on my own. One thing I remember the most, was the freshly made popcorn smell that no other could match. Funny thing is that I pulled, a buffalo nickle, not too long ago from that same location,… -
Re: Would You Ever Let A Dealer Build Your Collection?
I am reading about Abe Kosoff and it sounds like most of the major collectors in the 1930s-1950s used dealers to acquire the big player level coins. Of course that was a different time, when a comprehensive Eliasberg-type complete collection was even possible. But I disagree that more collectors use dealers today to build… -
Re: Hey HRH, get a load of this guy's statement regarding the PCGS Price Guide
Follow up to the preceding: Report a listing policy violation or prohibited (banned) item > Fraudulent listings (illegal seller demands, you didn't receive item, etc) > Report a listing you think is fraudulent (you didn't bid) Item number(s): 3933255781 L66 $US US !44473! 021299 ?01 -01 Message: I don't think...I KNOW that… -
Re: Post your 1936-1942 Proofs
I did not connect until now that I have some Buffalo Nickel proofs that fall within this thread: PR67.5 PR67.5 PR67.5 OINK
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