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masterswimmer liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Surprise Mystery Gift package! Wanna see me open it?.

Next there is a proof striking of the same date and type. I have to confess that when this coin was one of the first to come out of the...

lordmarcovan liked Clawcoins's post in the thread Surprise Mystery Gift package! Wanna see me open it?.

Now I want to know what the guy at the post office had for lunch …. inquiring minds ….

Jeffjay liked Timewarp's post in the thread US Mint updated silver pricing today.

I haven't bought a Silver Proof Set since 2017. $50.00 was my limit. Now $200.00 more is insane. What if silver crashes in the future?...

Collecting Nut posted a new thread.

1878 7/8 Tail Feathers

Had to see in the photos and almost that direct to see in hand but it’s there. Just not very pronounced so it must have been toward the...

Forum: Coin Chat

masterswimmer liked Inspector43's post in the thread CRH Jan 9, 2026.

I found 2 Tallgrass Prairie W Mint Quarters today. Post some pics later. My collecting great grandson has a basketball game this morning.

lordmarcovan replied to the thread Surprise Mystery Gift package! Wanna see me open it?.

~End of Mystery Package contents~ Thank you all for looking on as I went through the contents of this package. It was fun! But thanks...

Collecting Nut replied to the thread What Is A Kettle Token?.

Afraid not but they were funny. :)

Collecting Nut liked tommyc03's post in the thread What Is A Kettle Token?.

No relation to Ma & Pa Kettle I take it? :)

Collecting Nut posted a new thread.

80,000 Post Celebration

Welcome to my post for posting 80,000 messages. It is a pleasure sharing my coins with you, talking about coins, seeing your coins and...

Forum: Error Coins

lordmarcovan attached a file to the thread Surprise Mystery Gift package! Wanna see me open it?.

Here is the final coin from the package. It is a large Roman bronze sestertius of the young emperor Gordian III (238-244 AD). The...

johnmilton replied to the thread Bit of a shock at the pawn shop today....

The 16 to 1 ratio for the prices between silver and gold is not an economic fact. It was a political slogan from 125+ years ago.

tommyc03 replied to the thread eBay Coin Seller Cautionlist - a coin buyer's friend.

I was trying to find some reference to an extra digit on the edge of a 2008 D James Monroe dollar I have and was amazed at people...

tommyc03 liked bikergeek's post in the thread eBay Coin Seller Cautionlist - a coin buyer's friend.

That feeling you get when you see a counterfeit eBay coin getting bids - or selling? You report it to eBay, and their AI says "nope,...

tommyc03 replied to the thread What Is A Kettle Token?.

No relation to Ma & Pa Kettle I take it? :)

tommyc03 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread What Is A Kettle Token?.

A Kettle Token is a fairly scarce and privately issued British token. Usually dated 1803 and created by the Kettle family. They were...