thebeav

While the headline of this story said 'robberies', they go on to report 'burglaries'.

I've been the victim of a burglary before, but thankfully, never a robbery.

My condolences to his family.

I remember passing on a 1 dollar Bechtler for 700 bucks some years ago.......I would imagine that looks like a bargain today.

On 9/7/2022 at 4:20 PM, VKurtB said:

Did this circulate? I thought this was NIFC. 

No it didn't.....I missed that word in your original post.

I like a lot of the Swiss issues. The designs have been quite modern and many appeared to be ahead of their time. Whatever that means.

This 5 Franc Einstein for example......

I don't have a lot of FedEx experience, but I did buy a set of 4 tires this Summer that were shipped through them. Of course, the tires were shipped together, and I kept getting emails from FedEx, keeping me updated. Well, I met the truck that afternoon, and out came 3 tires. "Just three ?" I ask the driver......"It's the FedEx way", he says......The fourth tire was lost.......They were pretty quick to confirm it though, within a few days. Confirm that it was lost, I mean.

Darn, the descriptive thread title really piqued my interest.

I would always defend Littleton.

Yes, their prices are high, but you will receive exactly what you ordered. You bought a 1908 S Indian cent in fine, that's what you'll get. You may have paid up for it, but you weren't scammed. As mentioned previously, they are also very strong buyers. They're picky, but the pay strong money.

I can't imagine how many thousands of people they've introduced to coin collecting over the past many, many years. I dealt with them in the 60's. It kept my interest going as a kid......

Details like this can often occur from grease, or even dirt, making it's way into some of the details of the die.

I've never seen this, but it's pretty sharp !   At that size, maybe more like a so-called half dollar.

Looks like it was the place to be.

I've heard a lot of good things. I would have had to spend some time across the hall and buy something cool to drive home in.......

Best coin-counter find I've ever heard of !!!

Boy, that sure is pretty. 

It's possible that those field marks behind the base of his neck will really hurt. I think they will definitely keep it out of the five camp.

Glad to hear it went well.....Welcome home !

I sold a complete box of 'reds' not too long ago on the bay. When I was a kid, that box was the go-to toy when I visited my grandma. There is a letter combination that's a bit scarcer, but I don't think there are any that are particularly valuable. The blues are a little scarcer than the reds.

What is 'trade days' ?  Is that a store ?

On 4/2/2022 at 1:32 PM, LINCOLNMAN said:

If you were an old geezer like me the name JB Tipton would have tipped you off. John Baresford Tipton was the benefactor in a show popular in the 50's called The Millionaire. 

My late brother and I always watched that show. Of course, with three channels, there wasn't much else.....

Call me irresponsible, but I've always found it easier to accept a check from the USPS than to sell coins on an individual basis.

Just one more reason to not undervalue submissions......

I didn't think that any ancients could be attributed and graded for such little money. I'm not able to access the forms to get accurate prices, but I thought they were much more costly for ancients.

That's the ugliest flyer that I've ever seen !

The token and charm market, to which this piece belongs, is not to be confused with the California fractional 'COIN' market. This is not a California fractional gold coin. Yes, they can be gold, this one is. As Mark said, they're so small there isn't that much gold there. 

The market for these has really heated up over the past 3 or 4 years. More than the fractional 'coin' market......

On 3/2/2022 at 11:55 PM, VKurtB said:

How about inside assassins? My ability to speak Russian stinks, or I’d sign up. We still “owe them one” for 11/22/63. 

Lindsey Graham must be following you.......