Forum: Coins
June 24th 10, 11:58 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,066
Baltimore show- my (very late) report
Hi all,
I managed to get to the Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention on
Saturday for a couple of hours. It was overall a good show for me.
Ended up spending more than I had planned, but not more...
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Forum: Coins
May 11th 10, 04:53 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 2
Views: 731
Can anyone please id this coin?
On May 11, 10:20*am, "John Sullivan"
wrote:
See:
http://s926.photobucket.com/albums/ad105/Cherryshad/JS%20PICS/
Bronze follis of the Roman emperor Licinius I...
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Forum: Coins
April 16th 10, 09:19 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 4
Views: 830
Can anyone identify a coin(s) for me please?
The ID on the 5 yen coin is correct. (Current exchange value is about
5 cents US.) The token I think is also from Japan, since it uses the
Japanese hiragana script. The inscription reads "ya-o-ya"...
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Forum: Coins
February 21st 10, 02:59 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,237
Collecting experience
On Feb 20, 2:13*am, Reid Goldsborough
wrote:
[snip]
Look out, I have some actual numismatic content in my response. Just
going to respond to a small part of your post,...
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Forum: Coins
February 9th 10, 05:30 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 0
Views: 762
Costa Rica will keep its currency
Costa Rica held its presidential election on Sunday, and former vice
president Laura Chinchilla has won. She will be Costa Rica's first
female president, which is the angle most of the news reports...
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Forum: Coins
February 7th 10, 04:10 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 176
Views: 5,867
Snowy RCC?
On Feb 7, 10:17*am, Jud wrote:
Tee hee!!! * Sun shining brightly in Maine, most snow melted last
week. Didn't get a flake this time around. I find it humorous when
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Forum: Coins
December 15th 09, 02:09 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 4
Views: 492
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Forum: Coins
November 28th 09, 02:22 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 10
Views: 832
Ancient coins. Where to start?
On Nov 27, 4:47*pm, Reid Goldsborough
wrote:
wrote:
Avoid eBay, at least until you know a lot more about
ancient coins.
. Much better...
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Forum: Coins
November 27th 09, 07:12 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 10
Views: 832
Ancient coins. Where to start?
On Nov 26, 2:13*pm, varois83 wrote:
Hi
I was wondering where one should start to collect ancient coins (Low
end ones). I don't want to become an expert on the subject,...
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Forum: Coins
November 10th 09, 11:41 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,000
Owl - again
On Nov 9, 10:18*pm, Reid Goldsborough
wrote:
Here's yet another Owl. Can't get enough. This one is also atypical, and
interesting, and for several reasons, one being...
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Forum: Coins
November 7th 09, 03:16 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 14
Views: 881
Owl
On Nov 6, 9:39*pm, Anka wrote:
On Nov 6, 9:38 pm, Anka wrote:
The owl doesn't have the problem, it's Athena who's exhibiting some
rather uneven wear and...
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Forum: Coins
October 19th 09, 10:06 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 9
Views: 403
Roman Bronze coins
On Oct 19, 1:52*pm, Canadiansailor
wrote:
I am hoping that somone can tell me about two coins that I have
recently bought. *I no almost nothing about Roman coins and...
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Forum: Coins
September 27th 09, 04:44 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 3
Views: 763
vatican city lire
On Sep 26, 12:20*pm, yawnmoth wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_euro_coins#Circulating_Mintage_q...
Vatican City euro coins minted for circulation are quite...
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Forum: Coins
September 4th 09, 09:49 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 9
Views: 393
a good read
On Sep 4, 12:44*am, "Thomas A." wrote:
and cheap, too. *Around 1960 the Numismatist had some of their popular
articles reprinted and hard-bound into four (blue) volumes....
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Forum: Coins
August 28th 09, 03:23 AM Posted to rec.collecting.paper-money,rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 2
Views: 668
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Forum: Coins
August 20th 09, 12:22 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 2
Views: 468
Must not be a birder
On Aug 19, 8:24*am, Duh_OZ wrote:
I've heard plenty of people refer to Roosevelt as Eisenhower on the
dime, but mistake an eagle for a peacock??
Short...
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Forum: Coins
August 15th 09, 04:10 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 6
Views: 419
Speaking of Copper.........Found Maple Leaves
On Aug 14, 6:47*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
There's actually an opening for a '36 dot in a Whitman folder? *The world
will surely end soon!
James the Prophet
I...
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Forum: Coins
July 27th 09, 02:04 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 4
Views: 522
Who has been "borrowing" our words? (Long post)
Hi everyone,
I just Googled my own name, and among the expected hits were a couple
on a message board at www.artifactscollectors.com . This puzzled me,
as I don't recall ever posting there. When I...
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Forum: Coins
June 26th 09, 03:21 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 12
Views: 523
Pocket Pieces
On Jun 25, 6:56*am, Mike Marotta wrote:
I put a hole in one of these and wore it down from XF/AU to VG
http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/cng/081/image00658.jpg
Mike...
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Forum: Coins
June 25th 09, 12:14 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 12
Views: 523
Pocket Pieces
On Jun 24, 1:32*pm, "Bob F." wrote:
My numismatic pocket piece is an 1850 Bank of Upper Canada One Penny
Bank Token.
It's about the size of a modern half dollar coin...
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Forum: Coins
June 11th 09, 01:07 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 3
Views: 595
For Mike Marotta (and any other Newton fans)
Hi all,
I just got an email detailing new releases from amazon.com, and it
seems someone has finally written a biography of Isaac Newton that
focuses on his career in the Royal Mint: "Newton and...
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Forum: Coins
June 10th 09, 10:07 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 2
Views: 367
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Forum: Coins
June 10th 09, 03:12 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 2
Views: 367
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Forum: Coins
April 28th 09, 11:50 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,063
Why RCC Sucks
On Apr 28, 6:30*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
Jerry Dennis wrote:
On Apr 24, 4:01?pm, wrote:
Bob Finnan (Bob F.), Bob Olson (oly), and PC...
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Forum: Coins
April 27th 09, 10:25 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 6
Views: 484
Ancient Roman Coin
On Apr 26, 10:20*pm, sgt23 wrote:
I was needing to see if any of you could Identify this coins. Thanks
for any help!
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