On your next coffee break... Granted, _slightly_ off topic, but worth a look if you haven't seen this: http://www.fincher.org/Misc/Pennies/ The humor page under "misc" is pretty good too: http://www.fincher.org/Misc/humor.shtml

Yesterday Jan. 26 I picked up some BU rolls of 2006-D "Return to Monticello" nickels at my friendly local FirstBank in the Denver, Colorado area. At first glance it's the same old Monticello. But a closer look shows modified and improved details in the engraving. The steps seem really straight...

2005 US GEM UNCIRCULATED MINT SET START @ 1c NO RESERVE now bid at $16.50 Michael Rae (mrae7) ANA #173222 Yahoo Auctions: http://user.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/user/mrae7? Ebay Auctions: http://members.ebay.com/ws2/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=mrae7

I was recent high bidder on a coin which has probably been buried for the past 150 years or so. The link is to a large photograph of the coin. The error is the date: 1362 instead of 1862. I am also appending the sole comment by Ira Stein regarding the coin. an 20, 10:01 am show options

There have been at least a couple of posts by an idiot who thinks it's fiendishly clever to hide behind a vulgar and crude ID, and both these posts had reasonable and perhaps thought-provoking topics. But, I will not respond to such posts by those who hide behind vulgar and adolescnt IDs because I...

gogu wrote: ? "shine_boy" ?????? ??? ?????? ... we want that cupyus must be 2 country..turks and greeks.. anymore one country is impossible.. Extremist Turkish TROLL alert chewing old Turkish separatist...

Why is this one so much more than other commemoratives with similar mintage numbers? Why has it's price skyrocketed in the past few years? Were most actually sold, or were most melted? Capitol Visitor's Center $5 seems to be taking on that type of growth. Salt Lake $5 soon? thanks

e wrote: out of a bag of 612 halfs: 1 franklin 1 walker 2 64 16 40% 7 proofs!

Here, I placed a $0.99 placeholder bid on a nice 1922 ICG Peace Dollar, due to end in 6 days. I already got outbid by one person, who got outbid by none other than iras4! Guess I'm not gonna get that coin. Six days left, and I surrender already! Not enough cash in my bank account to compete with...

I'm new at collecting and have a 10x loop and need something with more magnification, I"ve seen microscopes etc and would like to purchase one that doesn't cost a arm and a leg maybe in the $100 range...what would you informed group recommend for my coin collecting purposes? Thanks in advance Tina

So, I've heard of a lot of coin shows...but not of one in Los Angeles. Is there a coin show that passes through L. A. ? I've never been to one, and would enjoy going. Thanks

Some of these are still way below wholesale. 1905 and 1884 are really worth a lot more money. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ2QQsassZdmzcompute Check out PCGS prices on these: http://www.pcgs.com/prices/frame.chtml?type=date&filename=flying_eagle_indian_cent Thanks...

http://www.kaneva.com/checkout/stream.aspx?assetId=2017&free=0

I"m not a serious collector but over the years I've found some odds and ends...wheat pennies, mercury dimes, etc. what is the best way to clean these old treasures? Thanks in advance Tina

Here is a rather interesting numismatic item you don't see every day. $5,000 during the great depression was a lot of money. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3419&item=8378427658

Included a better date wheaties for a change, a 1953-S. ;-) The nickel rolls produced a 1952-S Jeff and a 1980 5 Cent copper from the Netherlands! (Now there is a series I wouldn't attempt from circulation!) Alan 'catching up on backlogged posts again'

http://heraldnet.com/stories/06/01/28/100loc_b1quarter001.cfm

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From the weekly Numismatic News newsletter: QUOTE: If you're thinking about buying the new Benjamin Franklin commemorative silver dollars from the U.S. Mint, better think fast. Over half of the Franklin commemoratives were sold as of Jan. 25, after six days of sales.

Some more new items on eBay from the Houston show... All started at one cent with no reserve. Thanks for looking. Frank