Forum: Coins
March 12th 15, 07:43 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,374
Don't Sue Me!!!
On 3/11/2015 11:44 PM, Eric Babula wrote:
Wait - are you stickering the coin? Or, stickering the stickers? Can
I get your stickers, confirming the stickers on my daughters' My
Little Pony...
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Forum: Coins
December 29th 14, 02:28 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,764
Merry Newtonmas
On 12/26/2014 10:14 AM, Eric Babula wrote:
Nice little teaser into Newton's life at the mint! Now, I must read
more!
It's fun reading of the interesting people and events that took
place...
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Forum: Coins
December 19th 14, 11:52 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,348
Hello????
On 12/18/2014 9:01 PM, Eric Babula wrote:
So, where are all the older RCCers I used to read? Let's see - who
can I remember???
Have you all gone to another site, to talk coins?
Howdy Eric...
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Forum: Coins
November 3rd 14, 01:10 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,265
Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
On 11/2/2014 7:35 PM, wrote:
I did encounter some of the very earliest computer "touch screens" at
Champaign-Urbana in 1977-1978. They had a popular Star Trek Game
that us...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 10:45 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,265
Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
On 11/2/2014 3:22 PM, wrote:
Something really bad happen to you in 1993? Not that I'm offering any
condolences or anything.
You might want to look up "Eternal September," but...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 08:13 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,265
Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
On 11/2/2014 3:00 PM, wrote:
Carry on. I keep several dictionaries close at hand.
First Red Books and now "Dictionaries close at hand"? Yep,
it's 1993 here.
--
Mike Benveniste...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 08:11 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,265
Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
On 11/2/2014 1:58 PM, wrote:
And BTW, the Red Book still establishes what it accepted into the
standard United Stares numismatic "canon". An item not being in
the Red Book is...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 07:53 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,265
Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
On 11/2/2014 1:51 PM, wrote:
You get high marks for your repeated use of the phrase "enabling legislation".
Very sophisticated.
Obviously too sophisticated for you, since you...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 06:46 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,265
Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
On 11/2/2014 12:18 PM, wrote:
You write very long but still dodge the question regarding placing
meaningless denominations on round pieces that would have been
issued as...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 04:43 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,265
Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
On 11/1/2014 12:38 PM, wrote:
No, the denomination is necessary because American coin collectors
have had it drummed into their heads for more than fifty years that
round...
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Forum: Coins
October 31st 14, 08:57 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,265
Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
On 10/31/2014 4:10 PM, Trevor wrote:
What are the opinions on this series? It turned out to be a lot
larger than I expected. And I find it interesting that it still
appears to have a 25...
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Forum: Coins
October 28th 14, 03:39 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,901
Observation about 1909 S VDB Lincoln cent
On 10/27/2014 7:02 AM, wrote: Does anyone know
if there were any 1909 S pennies without the initials VDB?
~1,825,000 1909-S Lincolns and ~309,000 1909-S Indian Head Cents...
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Forum: Coins
September 28th 14, 12:52 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,500
196X Dime Date Error
On 9/27/2014 12:18 PM, Frank Provasek wrote:
RCC is available through Google without Usenet access
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rec.collecting.coins
If I'm going to bother reading...
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Forum: Coins
September 4th 14, 03:14 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,341
Sacagaweas
On 9/2/2014 10:18 PM, Jud wrote:
Yep, that was my moderator name. I haven't even visited that group in
about 5+ years. It used to be a very active group, especially after the
introduction of...
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Forum: Coins
June 18th 14, 12:21 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,498
Familiar name in Coin World
On 6/16/2014 10:57 PM, Bremick wrote:
Actually, I still do check in here every month or so. Nice to see a
familiar name or two still hanging around. It's pretty sad when pubs like
CW and NN...
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Forum: Coins
June 7th 14, 11:38 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,500
196X Dime Date Error
On 6/6/2014 7:33 PM, Bob Rudd wrote:
I think the lawsuit effectively fractured this ng, in retrospect.
It certainly didn't help, but the malaise that's fallen over
newsgroups is far more general...
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Forum: Coins
April 4th 14, 09:31 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,374
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Forum: Coins
March 19th 14, 03:40 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,374
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Forum: Coins
March 5th 14, 03:49 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Views: 5,374
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Forum: Coins
January 22nd 14, 01:45 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,089
Decided to try photographing a coin in detail
On 1/21/2014 2:55 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
Pretty decent. I've been using a macro lens on a cannon
On a Cannon? You must get shots of the highest caliber!
As a Nikon user, I've always felt a bit...
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Forum: Coins
December 6th 13, 09:35 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,089
Decided to try photographing a coin in detail
On 12/6/2013 12:36 PM, Paul Ciszek wrote:
What exactly are we looking at? What are the dimensions?
Half the date from a circulated 1952 U.S. Cent. Call it 3.5mm x 2.35mm.
--
Mike Benveniste --...
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Forum: Coins
December 6th 13, 03:26 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,089
Decided to try photographing a coin in detail
On 12/2/2013 10:45 AM, Paul Ciszek wrote:
I recently obtained a 50mm macro lens for my micro four thirds camera,
and decided to try some macrophotography using extension tubes:
...
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Forum: Coins
May 4th 13, 03:09 AM Posted to uk.rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.coins,alt.marketing.online.ebay
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Replies: 14
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Ebay have failed to remove undeserved negatives
On 4/30/2013 8:24 PM, Jeßus wrote:
Alternatively, you could give your potential buyers *some* credit and
let them read between the lines when checking your feedback.
But that would be too...
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Forum: Coins
April 15th 11, 04:03 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 10
Views: 609
Seeking oddball currency
"Paul Ciszek" wrote:
Coins in any shape other than round: Are there any such that are
sufficiently common that they would not be too expensive or hard
to get through coin...
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Forum: Coins
April 7th 11, 12:25 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,604
ATB Silver Bullion Coins?
"MKW" wrote:
So are the mintages set for 33,00 per coin or any chance the mint
will make another run?
The Mint made 60,000 of each of the 2010 ATB hockey pucks and
barring...
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