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Re: Uffdah’s RIPPING Journey – Packs and Vending – All Sports and Non-Sports
This sounds like my recent go-round. I sold probably 90% of my collection in the fall because I just got tired of having them in boxes and all that. Now, I'm dipping a toe into trying some interest in new stuff. Lost the need of chasing the vintage. Just came off a real estate flip too. -
Re: Big 6 Sports Games - which includes their Mantle game and Verne Gagne's Wrestling game
Met Gagne in Iowa City, hated to hear how this happened........... Hall of Fame In April 2006, Gagne was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his son, Greg Gagne. He is one of the few wrestlers to be in the WWE Hall of Fame, WCW Hall of Fame, Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, and Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. [edit] Later… -
Re: Why are Vermont Coppers almost always worn and flawed?
....the very features that make them so loveable . The Rupert mint, for what it was.... Produced thousands of perfectly acceptable coins in a very short period of time. There was a great need for small coin then, and all these coppers worked very hard. Taxes could be paid with them and huge quantities shifted about in… -
Re: The deal is done. And a fitting end. ("1964-D" Dollars)
<< <i>Dan, as a certified Ike nut I'm interested in the evolution of die cracks. Could you post photos of the failed die's earliest crack and how the crack evolved to the massive die failure you have pictured? And did the die crack-up gradually or all at once, quietly or with a "bang"? Is the die now in two (or more)… -
Re: A couple NewP's arrived today (IMAGES UP): 1825 Bust Quarter and 1847 Large Cent
Stone, Nice pickup of the LDS 1825 B-2! The die crack at I actually occurs before the crack develops at the arrowheads, but does continue to enlarge towards the eagle's wing as the retained cud develops. Although others have claimed that this retained section falls out and actually becomes a "full" cud, in my opinion that… -
Re: $3 Gold
When a counterfeiter creates a false die, he uses a genuine coin as a model to create a transfer die. Any markers on the genuine model coin will automatically be transferred to the false die used to produce the counterfeit coins. -
Re: 2020 ANA World's Fair of Money has been suspended - Merged thread
on Monday I learned that a friend of mine and former customer from my old Boss' Pawn/Coin/Jewelry Shop had died from COVID-19. he was 70 and had some type of heart ailment. his Wife contracted it first and came through OK but he succumbed. it's sort of sad that with the current state of things about all we can do is hear… -
Re: The Numismatist's "Ethics" Column...
<< <i> Newbie Norman visits his local coin shop and falls in love with a 1787 "New Haven Restrike" Fugio Cent graded "MS65 RED" by a major third party grading service. ....... Two months later, Norman learns more about the history of the coin. Despite the fact that these coins have been called "New Haven Restrikes" since… -
Re: FIRST STRIKE 2006? any word?
Actually, here's the complete breaking news : Last year it was just First Strikes. As noted above, the only difference is the month in which the coins were struck (i.e., they're not necessarily the first ones off of the dies). This is, of course a bit unfair to coins minted in other months and to the people who like to… -
Re: Massive Turnover of Collections
<< <i>I don't understand the logic of this statement. How would a collection increasing in value "force" an owner to sell??? >> Opportunity cost. Say you are a person with a relatively modest income living in Louisiana where the cost of living is relatively low. You make $30k a year, which is a pretty decent salary here.…
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