Congrats to TomB...

[Hoot]

For a great article in this month's Coin Values: It Pays to be Prepared - take informed approach when collectiong Capped Bust half dollars. He even got to use the word "gunky" with his usual flare! Good job Tom.

 

Hoot

[MikeKing]

do I have to buy the magazine to read it?

[rbrown4]

Congratulations Tom, being out of town, I may just have to go to the local book store to purchase it, instead of waiting to get home to read mine.

 

Look forward to it.

 

Rey

[WinstonWare]

Congratulations TomB ! Is the magazine on shelves now?

[cpm9ball]

For a great article in this month's Coin Values: It Pays to be Prepared - take informed approach when collectiong Capped Bust half dollars. He even got to use the word "gunky" with his usual flare! Good job Tom.

 

Hoot

 

....In other words, original circulated pieces of this era should have a layer of oxidation, dirt or crust that may simply be termed "gunk."

 

Good job, Tom!

 

Chris

[DirtyGoldMan]

Congrats, TomB. I look forward to reading it.

[bsshog40]

Congrats Tom. I look forward to reading it also.

[Lem]

Man, I'm surprised that a lot of you don't already get Coin Values! By the way it was a great article.

[123cents]

Congratulations TomB.

[chinook]

Way to go Tommy B!!!

[rrantique]

Congrats Tom B

[pendragon1998]

Congrats, Tom!

[MikeInFL]

:golfclap:

[TomB]

Thanks all for the kind words. I have not yet seen the published version of the article so I do not know if it was edited prior to publication.

[Bruceswar]

I am going to have to read the article. Congrats and thanks for the head up Hoot!

[DaveG]

Congratulations Tom!

 

My copies of CW are running about a week late, but now I'm really looking forward to getting them!

[MikeKing]

Nice article, Tom

[IGWT]

For a great article in this month's Coin Values: It Pays to be Prepared - take informed approach when collectiong Capped Bust half dollars. He even got to use the word "gunky" with his usual flare! Good job Tom.

 

Hoot

 

I enjoyed the article, Tom. But I'm still waiting for the word "phlegmy" to make it into publication.

[cladking]

Drat. I was waiting until I read it and missed it this month.

 

Congrats on getting published anyway. I have no doubt it was a good article.

[WinstonWare]

Finally found the magazine and got a chance to read the article. I thought the article was great (of course) but who’s coins did they image to go along with that article? That 1817/3 is horrendous

[TomB]

They have recently entered into an agreement with Heritage to use Heritag'e online auction archive images for the articles. I had sent them some spectacularly gunky coins including an 1815/2 and 1817/3 to use for the article, but they went with the Heritage coins.

[WinstonWare]

Hum..that’s too bad. You were talking about “gunky” coins and they were showing washed or dipped coins. Then next article, about grading had even more misleading photos. Each higher grade was a lighter toned coin. If you look at the page of AU-55 through MS-65 what strikes my eye first is the change to white and not the change in wear. Even the cover of the magazine displays some washed coins.

 

Oh well, I guess that’ll keep some collectors out of the gunky coin market leaving more for us.

 

Again, I thought your article was great! I thought whoever did the layout and images aught to be fired.

 

[EZ_E]

Thanks all for the kind words. I have not yet seen the published version of the article so I do not know if it was edited prior to publication.

 

Don't you just hate the editor's red ink!

 

How's it going, Tom? Hope life is good! Hey, dumb question...for you it can't be anything but!