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wow, elverno. that man had quite a site. thank you so much for continuing it in his memory.

and then I found $20. Man i tell boring stories.

So, I've been in Iowa since school ended at an internship - I had my detector but didnt do any detecting . I'm headed back home to Virginia tomorrow for my real summer. I can't wait to detecting. I had to take apart the detector to shove it into my golf bag to get it home. I was worried I wouldn't be able to get it any other way.

Cool finds by your dad, V.

Awesome note! What's the brown spot caused by? it kind of looks like a cigarette burn but probably isnt.

Can I ask how much those went for? I'm guessing they were either a good deal or approaching 1000+

Welcome to one of my favorite series. Don't you dare beat me to a complete set! I've been patiently waiting for a gorgeous specimen of the key dates for years... and i've been waiting for the budget too.

Today I found nuffin'. As always, nuffin' comes my way.

congrats, V!

what are the diagnostics for the experimental edge?

Hmm... not to be unpatriotic but if I were stuck on a desert island with one of those two pretty ladies, I'd choose that Vicky

Re: the 1914D and 1922 no D Hmm.. are there no examples of each <$500 in any grade? I can't remember the values off the top of my head. I'm seeing some nice ~$150 1914-Ds in G4 on Heritage. Kinda cool to settle for such a low grade. 1922 no D in G4 for ~$500.

I figure back in that era, 10 centimes is worth a good deal more than now. And with coin errors not being exciting or at premiums, it'd be better to spend it than to save it.

I hope that someone posts a 1856 pattern flying eagle. Tommy?? will it be you?

That looks yummy.

PS. Thanks guys!!

One of my only gold coins given to me by my dad from his dad's collection. Got me seeded as a collector.

K. but PLEASE PLEASE save 1881 for me because that's the last year I can contribute!

The silver certificate series is a fantastic series for any beginner collector or collector with a smaller budget. They have notes that can be had for 7 bucks in UNC and ones that can't be had for under a 1000$ in Good - depends on how hard you want to make it.

Gorgeous note, Dave. I really want to start collecting maps and if I do, I'll have to find myself an example of that note. I see why you had to buy it. And guess what... I'm the 12,001 viewer of this thread

So jealous

Is there any possibility of uncut sheets appreciating in significant value over the next 10-20 years? I didn't know if there is some sort of trend for them - similar to modern issues I suspect: so many collectors buy so many straight from the mint that it would take ages for signifcant appreciation.a

Haha. Thanks. I've only got a few notes posted online. I never make the time when I'm home to use the scanner/camera. So most of my 40 or so notes aren't posted. Of the $1 Silver cert series, I'm missing Fr239 (the last 1923 sig combo), 1928C, a few of those stars, and a few stars in teh 35 series. All but one or two will require a few hundred $$ investment each for a decent example. That kind of budget and the opportunities to buy one don't come around as often as I'd like. But hopefully i'll have all the signatures and stars by next year. Keep it up. You and Jtryka are real inspirations. I've seen your "recent purchases" here often and am really tempted to jump into new series, but again $ + time = hard to come by.

Congrats on finishing the set!