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Ahh Silly Me. I was expecting "alaska" not an acronym.

Hype?

Drought over here.

Wow. Two things about this statement are mind-blowing 7 years later... Highest savings rate a popular bank pays now is 0.9%. I don't even know how much gold has appreciated since then. Ok my ching (whatever that means): Most I paid for a coin for the first 10+ years I collected: $380 (at the time) for this 1941 PF66 Walking Liberty That was surpassed by this: http://omnicoin.com/coins/979194.jpg 1928 $1 - silver Peace dollar struck at the Philadelphia mint. This is one of two keys of the series at a mintage of 360,649, almost 500,000 less than the next rarest. I'd give it about MS-64. I think I paid about $450 or $500 (or maybe a bit more) for this. Worth it as I needed it and wanted it for years. And the most I've paid (that I can remember for sure) for a note: 1928 $1 silver certificate STAR note (good for one dollar of silver when redeemed) - signatures of Tate and Mellon - Friedberg # 1600*. Certified Choice New 63 by PCGS. Don't have the mintages nearby. Paid $500 for her. I was impressed that I didn't see higher figures listed by you guys. I've only been in this range a few times but always for coins/notes I have been searching for for years and need for my series collections. Also, I've been on this forum long enough to know a few of you are politely holding back

Unfortunately, I don't know off the top of my head what I was thinking about... Maybe I've seen that baby on the same medal but a different specimen

I recognize that naked baby. Is that used in many other medal designs?

Hurray! Thats a lot of faith.

Jeez! Oldie! On another note, have you ever had problems with coins being lost/damaged in the mail?

Never knew about this satin finish minting or the funky label PCGS uses for them!

You're not doing full steps, right, Art?

Is that yours, Art? She looks great!

Saw a Chickasaw in change a few days ago! Really need to get back into collecting from circulation now that the economy has picked up again.

Figures when I'm on vacation a great giveaway occurs. Thanks for doing this, VP!

Does anyone have those large stone wheels they have in Indonesia, I think?

Are you admitting to something, Cvargo?

GO, ART, GO!! Maybe hold a cointest to celebrate your last addition

Just noticed ScottishMoney's V nick finds. Wowee!

Where's the buff?? Love that seated dime! Thanks for posting. That first ancient doesn't strike me as a bobh coin.

A coinstar machine is stationed outside grocery stores. Folks with lots of change come along and put the change into the machine which spits out something in return. I've heard they do gift cards, straight cash, or usually receipts to use at the store. (with a small fee taken off of course). Well, the machine doesn't always get fed coins, so it puts the rejects in a bin below. That's where this thread gets its source.

Same. I did a report on Uruguay in.... 2nd grade? Been fascinated since. Esp with the cowboy imagery too.

Very crisp lettering. I don't know if that's the die state, a variety, the toning, the photography or what.

Perhaps you should elaborate on your method in the Numis. Photog. Forum. I'm sure many collectors here would love your method.

I don't believe it! That's so easy! I have so much trouble scanning on my scanner. Nothing comes out right or satisfactory it seems. And I agree about photoshop. It's the only software I have but it's so hard to use. I'm jealous you only take 10 minutes to do all of this.

Congrats, Finn, on the new news! Glad to have you back!

Wahoo! Jtryka, I hate to ask, but how much did that set you back?