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Re: has a athlete ever lived close to you?
Harry Carson lived 3 blocks down during the football season. Peter Falk grew up here and comes back from time to time. Back to Carson, he was a good friend of my sister in law's brother who died aboard TWA 800. Jack O'Hara was a producer of MNF. SD -
Re: You ever look at some of your coins and think...
<< <i>In the early 1960's Spadone popularized "cracked skulls" and other chipped dies of Lincolns and Jefferson Nickels. I recently sold a 50-coin attributed set to a youngster for $15. Garrow >> Coin collecting fashions change. What are we doing right now that will fall out of fashion in the next 50 years? -
British Queens, "Bullet Book," Queen Mary, 1553 – 1558
Mary and Philip Groat • Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. • Some historians have described her as “a psychological mess.” For part of her life she was declared illegitimate because of her father’s divorce from her mother. She was very loyal to her mother and her mother’s religion. • Mary was a… -
Re: 1954-55 Topps Hockey???
Before this thread i would be willing to bet 95% of the people on this board had never heard of Tony Leswick. Enough with the Antitrust laws how be we talk a little hockey. This article appeared in this mornings Detroit Free Press about Tony Leswick. Always one of my favorite stories and the writer is correct more than a… -
Re: Buy the coin and get the slab for free! . I like Ike!
Ikes in pristine condition are hard to find. They are so big that they self distruct when they fall from the dies. They almost always have reed marks on the features from where the big monsters clang together. A complete set of ms 66 Ikes would probably cost you around 5 grand. Compare that with other moderns. -
Re: ANA Election 2015
<< <i>Please describe your expertise in finance relative to the ANA? How has the ANA made significant advances in finance? >> The ANA is fortunate to have a significant amount of reserve funds -- also known as an endowment. The majority of which is thanks to a man by the name of Kenneth Keith. Kenneth was a coin collector… -
Re: New Inventory .. Certified Major Error Coins with Fantastic Eye appeal. Photos!!!
A dropped letter or the rarer dropped number happens when the letter or number is filled with hard pack grease, grime and or foreign substance. The letter or digit then falls out on a blank planchet which is then stamped by the mint dies leaving the impression. Almost always a one-shot deal and not multiple errors. Here… -
Re: Do you think the U.S Government could confiscate Gold again in the future, or any other rare metals?
I think I've heard variations of this question at every coin show since the 1970's, when I started going. I tend to avoid "the sky is falling" crowd mentality, I'm betting many of those people from shows past died being bitter, paranoid people. Not for me. Yes, I voted never. -
Re: HOF Order numbers, time of order, and mix of HOF's thread...Updated Pops Report inside
<< <i>My opinion is that eh now that the hype has died down somewhat these coins will eventually become what all U.S. commems have done, they will come down in price with maybe a small premium overall because of the design. >> Not exactly an accurate statement. 2001 Buffalo still commanding a substantial premium and the… -
The Sacred Stone of Kaunos
In addition to coins, I'm very fond of meteorites, and therefore any "sacred stones" from antiquity pique my interest. These show up on a number of coin types and I was very excited to acquire this hard-to-find early example from Kaunos. Kaunos was a prominent trading center in Asian Minor alongside Lycia and Caria. It was…
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