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that spalding halfpenny is wonderful !!

nice ant..and I agree, the new holders are nice for the larger coins.......

here are 3 that I added to my sailing ship collection... (submitted yesterday)

beautiful Draped Bust Halves and amazing Jefferson's.....here's my newest Walker....

that you was good also...here's my all-time favorite from weird Al...the Nirvana spoof http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbsJNe1ZY3E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbsJNe1ZY3E

here's a silver half dollar I got for only $3 (+$1 for s/h).....just because the budgets a bit tighter doesn't mean I still can't find nice coins I enjoy....

Revenant..that is a very nice design on that Chinese coin..nice 70's there NAS, I wish my wife would buy me some coins..

Hi e1..it's been a while since I have purchased any new ones (holiday season ) here's a Latvian coin I had been hunting down. I almost bought it from an ebay BIN for $120 but waited and got one for only $35 !! For a low budget collector like me that's great !!

those coins are a perfect example of why I think paying more for "red" copper is silly...what beautiful natural color...

I finally caught up on some slabbing...here are 10 coins ( so I provided an easy link instead)...they are for "Chapter 2 of my sailing ship themed collection ( I filled the max 150 slots of my other set so I started a second set)... http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/ViewPersonalCollection.aspx?UserCollectionID=2029&Tab=gallery

very nice war nickel set...gotta get me a set

she's beautiful Gavin..congrats on finishing the set...

thanks e1...I wish I were a better picture taker but I have just a sony mavica with floppy discs and a round halogen light with the magnifier in the middle....here's 2 other pics taken during the day so that I got extra light from the sun through the window...

Also my 1945-D * star coin too

I was a few pages behind since my last visit and wow....I still can't get over that Lincoln proof set...what beautiful coins and so well matched...the capped bust dime and a nice mercury too...good stuff e1...

my latest for the Walkers..1946-D ( got it from the Scotsman auction) and a 1945-S * star coin(trade with a board member) for my Walker short set and Merc short set

My newest purchase..and my first CAC stickered slab..1945 Micro-S....do you think it has a shot as a * coin in an NGC holder?

I mentioned that I was mesmerized before---now I'm stupefied....WOW !!!

the more I look at that medal Yarm--I noticed something,

the reverse wreath is IDENTICAL to the wreath on a US 3 cent nickel...but since your Victorian medal is dated 1842 and our 3 cent piece started in 1865, I'd guess that the 3 cent nickel designer may have plagarized the design....hmmmm

nevermind, the more I studied it there are slight differences, especially the double looped bow

Yarm--that Victorian medal is absolutely mesmerizing...fabulous..

thank you Bobby..yes it is graded--MS67 FB-1942D NGC

wow--go away for a week and everyone buys up all the beautiful coins--very nice e1

here's my latest, I musually like really white Mercurys with flow lines...but you don't see color like this very often on Mercs..although the reverse is a bit splotchy, it still has character...

nice coins, that buff would be a 67 without that thin reverse staple scratch....nice Dwaine--the Pilgrim is one of my AllTime favorite US coin designs

gorgeous Morgan and super wartime Jefferson....

here's one I got at a lowball bid that just held up from DLRC on monday--$45 PCGS MS67 1943-S--I love flowlines in silver

I haven't seen the base metal set yet...can we see some pics?

very nice..looks like you got a nice FH 1917T1 SLQ there also...I know you collect those rattlers but that one would be making a cracking sound at my house...

simply gorgeous rey...I absolutely love that rich,brown color....

here are my three primary purchases from the ANA World's Fair of Money....

first is a Polish 10zy I got at the Poland Mint table in the "Mints of The World" area

second is a nice Nicaragua 10 Cordobas piece with the ship La Nautica (wonderful "oyster shell" luster)

and finally, my big snag--a hard to find 1963 Israel 5 Lirot Proof with stunning toning and underlying mirrors ( which I can't photo well because the coin has a strange concavity to it)...anyhow..enjoy..

PS: rey, I saw some great Railroad/locomotive coins at the Canadian mint table--just released

PPS: Rial--I also saw a fantastic coin at the Austrian Mint Table, it is a Commem to the Philharmonic

I'm gonna half dodge the question because value is simply proportionate to demand..and that would mean that the values are simply what someone is willing to pay--a thousand for a barely readable 1916-D dime???..why not if someone pays it, that's the value...

however if the question was intended to refer to prices versus the mintages--there is no question that the 3CN has super low mintages and is affordable to almost all collectors...3CN hands down

I know that some of you are probably tired of seeing these, but 2 new coins for my sailing ship themed set...first: a Portuguese coin commemorating Europeans discovery of the Azores and second: a coin from Togo (Royal Mint) honoring the legendary German sailing vessel "Gorch Fock".