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I am running a severe risk of getting interested in Canadian provincial/dominion issues. Just what I need, one more category to collect. XD

More from the 'Ooo, shiny!' wing of my collection -- these were had at the show. 1864 Nova Scotia large cent: 1941C Newfoundland silver half dime: 1996W Roosevelt dime -- I've always wanted one of these. Now I have one.

Finally got the Airtites open on the last two 2012S Unc NPQs. I was starting to think they'd been chemically sealed! 2012S New Mexico Chaco Culture: 2012S Puerto Rico El Yunque: Gonna finish up the ones from the Ohio State Coin Show this week.

It'll be the other side of Sandusky from the Cleveland area, off Port Clinton. It's crazy in the summer, but if you can visit in the off-season, it's quite nice. Personally, I prefer Kelley's Island to Put-In-Bay, but I'm not much of a partier anymore.

Huzzah! Not only has another NPQ fallen into my hands, but it's my local one, the Perry's Victory monument in Ohio. I've never actually been to it (it's on Put-in-Bay, which is just too doggone noisy for me), but it was clearly visible from my grandparents' place on the lake when the wind was right, so it's a monument associated with very fond memories. Buying back that house is on the top of my "when I hit the lottery" list. Actually, it's second to "buy a really good bottle of bourbon and some ice" on that list. 2013P Perry's Victory (Ohio)

Congrats, deadpoint! Huh. You know, I have no idea what my 'milestone' coins were. I think I'm gonna go play with Omnicoin a bit. GX, just 4464 more coins and I'll be caught up with you! XD

Oh, definitely. A circulated coin has lived. This cent must have been lost shortly after it was minted judging by the detail it still has; how soon it came to be buried, and in what, I haven't any idea. Was someone idly flipping it and missed catching it? I have to imagine it was looked for -- a penny bought stuff back then. I really wonder what PCGS would call this. The final grade would probably be considerably lower, but it has to be VF to XF details.

Didn't know there was an actual term for it. I suppose that's considered a defect, but I think it has eye appeal all day long, given that the 'damage' is even across pretty much the whole piece, so I don't think it detracts from it. I sure couldn't afford that kind of detail on any other large cent!

Here's the large cent: The flip says it was buried; it has quite a bit of detail, although it has a matte finish overall.

Finally got one of the other Airtites open. Here's the 2012S Alaska quarter.

Can't scan everything yet since I can't find my zarking staples so I couldn't promptly re-seal them But this was in a flip, so here's my new second-oldest coin, the above-referenced 1622 poltorak:

The Haul Just back from the Ohio State Coin Show, and the motto for this year was Spend, Spend, Spend! August was a five-paycheck month, and I'd taken care of all my bills with the first four, so I could go play. Images forthcoming. Jefferson Project Unc Issues; 1974, 1981P Proofs: 1972S, 74S, 75S, 79S T1, 80S, 2006S Birth Year Fiji 3d Germany 2pf G Hong Kong 50c H Ireland 1/, 2/ Netherlands Antilles 1c Poland 5gr Switzerland 1/2f (South) Viet Nam 50 xu UK 1900 florin 1942 3d Poland 1622 poltorak of Sigismund III 1963 5 groszy 1957 10 złoty 700th anniversary of Warsaw In Soviet Russia, coin collects YOU! 1926 2 kopeks 1928 20 kopeks 1940 3 kopeks 1957 10 kopeks I've decided that the category for my purchases that don't fit any other category is going to be called Ooo, Shiny! 1838 US large cent (marked 'been in ground', has excellent detail but a strange matte finish) 1864 Nova Scotia large cent (appears to have a die rotation of 10-15°) 1941 Newfoundland silver half dime 1996W US dime

I saw one at the coin show today -- Merc dime. Really quite cunningly done... but I do wish it hadn't been on old silver.

Well, if Soviet-era issues are commanding higher prices, that news hasn't hit the bourse. There were still plenty of kopeks in the bargain bins, and I didn't see anything that looked horribly expensive, or even recently marked up. I availed myself of a 20k from 1928, among others.

I'm of two minds. I don't really have a problem with modern issues, of which they bang out gazillions, but I hate seeing older coins cut up like that.<br /><br />That said, it *is* pretty cool. <img data-cke-saved-src="http://www.coinpeople.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png" src="http://www.coinpeople.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png" class="bbc_emoticon" title=":)" />

I probably will have a good time -- I get paid Friday, and all my bills are paid, so I can blow the whole thing if I want. <img data-cke-saved-src="http://www.coinpeople.com/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.png" src="http://www.coinpeople.com/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.png" class="bbc_emoticon" title=":D" />

Next weekend here in Columbus (well, okay, up in Dublin, but close enough). Anyone else going to be there?

I'm going with a Russian 15 kopek piece, probably Soviet era.

I think you're referring to the 1939 issues? Yeah, as if the 39D isn't going to hurt bad enough for my Jefferson Project... anyway, I find it hard to see, m'self, even in a loupe--mostly I just have to hope the dealer labeled them right when they're marked "Reverse of '38" and "Reverse of '40".

I dunno if he really wants to invite those comparisons.

Wow, thanks GX!!

Yup. And I've yet to see any reason given for the one-year issuance. Weird. Still, it'd be fun to see S mintmarks back in circulation, wouldn't it? Heck, maybe West Point can get in on the act, too.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that Prince Chuck was likely to choose his fourth name George as his regnal name since the name Charles (along with John, Henry and Edward) is considered... let's say 'historically unfortunate' considering the first holder was beheaded and the second presided over the Great Fire of London and the Black Death (which weren't his fault) and was known for scandalous behavior, siring scads of illegitimate children (which were). And of course Bonnie Prince Charlie is already associated with the name Charles III. So he may very well be George VII rather than Charles III. It's not without precedent even in the recent monarchy -- both Edward VII and George VI were Alberts, and Victoria was actually Alexandrina. Still, having been known publicly as Charles for so long, he may feel compelled to stick with it. More entertaining is the idea of choosing his third name, and becoming King Arthur II... but I don't think he wants to set up that kind of comparison. And I'm not sure he's even required to choose one of his given names. There hasn't been a Stephen for a while... or an Æthelstan, for that matter.

I bought a cheap stop-gap Vivitar, but while the manual says it has a macro focusing *range*, it more accurately has a macro focusing *point* and it's too much of a pain in the glutes to want to have to carefully measure and all. So the heck with it, I'll just use my scanner as I have before, and save up for a real camera -- probably going to go with a Sony Alpha since I can use my Minolta lenses with it. Anyway, the San Francisco quarters shipped in Airtites and I've only got two of them open; I don't want to use too much force because I don't want the coins flying across the room and landing on a hard surface or in an iced tea or beer or coffee or martini (depending on which I'm drinking -- I'm not a four-fisted drinker). 2012 HI Volcanoes I just love the heck out of this design. 2012 ME Acadia

If you're in EDT, I'm in just under the wire.