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Our first Club Show report.
We had our first show today in what might be termed the Modern Era for the local coin clubs. In a rather neat moment of nostalgia, a collector came up to me with a token which had inscribed on it "Painesville Coin Club---7th Annual Show" and it was dated sometime in 1968. I know they were held in the same location as this… -
State Quarter Mishaps (from Netscape)
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Did the Old Man of the Mountain die of natural causes, or was a curse the culprit? The distinctive rock formation had been famous since Native Americans roamed the White Mountains. More recently, New Hampshire selected it for engraving as the state's contribution to the U.S. Mint's "50 State… -
CSNS Show Report
Wednesday... I left home to drive to Schaumburg this AM at dark +. After a couple of hours it started to rain which soon turned into a downpour. It stopped raining after a few hours and the wind really picked up. Next there was road construction,rough roads,road construction and did I mention road construction? I kept… -
Re: Remembering my Dad
yeah. Dad is still around. we don't communicate much these days, though. and he's only a handful of miles away. but, it could be worlds. he was a great influence to me as a youth finding affection with competitive sports. he didn't encourage me to collect, but to participate. so i did. when my Little League team was… -
Re: Bryant gumble/ Joe O discuss a fake wagner on real sports
<< <i>Has this been discussed before? 2 guys from cincy claim they have a wagner, it look as fake as they come! Ws this discussed before? >> I think there was a thread here before about that wagner auction on ebay. I was watching the real sports this afternoon. I just caught the last 1/3 of the story. The real sport guy… -
Re: MLB suspends Astros GM and manager for 1 year, $5 million fine, forfeit draft picks
true, if they had done something about the Red Sox/Fitbit watch thing from the beginning then maybe some of it would have stopped - although teams are always going to push the line. But if the Athletic report on the Astros and then the Red Sox hadn't come out, what would have MLB done? Most likely some minor investigation… -
Re: Aaron Hernandez had severe CTE. NFL & Pat's being sued
Also everyone under the age of 25 is basically retarded when it comes to money and can't make good life long decisions where large sums of money are involved. Probably 90% of the college football players never make the nfl but could have CTE by the senior year from hits to the head. They may or may not get a useful degree… -
Just a few "Cleaning out the desk" things for sale
Hi there. I am just cleaning out the desk a found a few things to sell. All prices are postpaid. Please let me know if interested. I am going to try to add a few more items in the next few days. Thanks, Bob 1975 Marketcom #47 Roger Staubach $13.50 Soft lower left corner and some discolation on reverse. 1983 Philadlphia… -
Re: Show me a coin with a "firearm" on it in honor of my victory today.
<< <i>Raufus, I do have a can for it. It is actually mounted on the AI 300 in the first picture. I use a SWR Omega suppressor on my .300 and .308 and I love it! Will ballistic research sub-sonic .308 or .300 win mag it is quite as a suppressed .22, seriously. With 168 gr. Hornaday TAP or NM ammo I get sub 1/2" groups. SWR… -
DIGGER'S DIARY FLASHBACK: a review of some of the interesting tokens I've dug over the years
While discussing exonumia and locally-significant tokens with a friend, I was inspired to make this post about some of the interesting tokens I have dug up during my years of metal detecting. I thought a sort of review might be interesting. I would also welcome any additional information that can be discovered about any of…
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