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Forum: Coins March 12th 15, 08:43 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 5
Views: 2,366
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...
Forum: Coins December 29th 14, 03:28 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 3
Views: 2,744
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...
Forum: Coins December 20th 14, 12:52 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 23
Views: 4,319
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...
Forum: Coins November 3rd 14, 02:10 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 19
Views: 3,247
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...
Forum: Coins November 2nd 14, 11:45 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 19
Views: 3,247
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...
Forum: Coins November 2nd 14, 09:13 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 19
Views: 3,247
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...
Forum: Coins November 2nd 14, 09:11 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 19
Views: 3,247
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...
Forum: Coins November 2nd 14, 08:53 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 19
Views: 3,247
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...
Forum: Coins November 2nd 14, 07:46 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 19
Views: 3,247
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...
Forum: Coins November 2nd 14, 05:43 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 19
Views: 3,247
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...
Forum: Coins October 31st 14, 09:57 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 19
Views: 3,247
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...
Forum: Coins October 28th 14, 04:39 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 5
Views: 1,890
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...
Forum: Coins September 28th 14, 12:52 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 9
Views: 2,479
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...
Forum: Coins September 4th 14, 03:14 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 9
Views: 2,322
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...
Forum: Coins June 18th 14, 12:21 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 5
Views: 1,485
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...
Forum: Coins June 7th 14, 11:38 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 9
Views: 2,479
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...
Forum: Coins April 4th 14, 09:31 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 29
Views: 5,350
Calif. couple strike $10 million gold-coin bonanza

On 4/4/2014 1:54 PM, wrote:
I am surprised a bunch of folks claiming to be "heirs" to this fortune have
not appeared, with their lawyers of course, and began fighting over
...
Forum: Coins March 19th 14, 04:40 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 29
Views: 5,350
Calif. couple strike $10 million gold-coin bonanza

On 3/18/2014 10:48 AM, Paul Ciszek wrote:

And, in the USA, stolen property remains stolen. Particularly when the
lawful owner--the US Mint--is still around.

The good news is that the Mint...
Forum: Coins March 5th 14, 04:49 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 29
Views: 5,350
Calif. couple strike $10 million gold-coin bonanza

On 2/28/2014 8:55 AM, ruben safir wrote:

eh - something is wrong with this story. Another shoe is going to drop.
You don't find tin cans filled with gold coins in the 21 century under
the...
Forum: Coins January 22nd 14, 02:45 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 11
Views: 3,072
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...
Forum: Coins December 6th 13, 10:35 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 11
Views: 3,072
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 --...
Forum: Coins December 6th 13, 04:26 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 11
Views: 3,072
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:

...
Forum: Coins May 4th 13, 03:09 AM Posted to uk.rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.coins,alt.marketing.online.ebay
Replies: 14
Views: 2,077
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...
Forum: Coins April 15th 11, 04:03 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 10
Views: 608
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...
Forum: Coins April 7th 11, 12:25 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
Replies: 4
Views: 2,563
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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