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Like I said the bill detector pen didn't turn the right color, so that right there was a major red light. But that isn't what made me think it was fake, because some older real notes don't turn the right color either. It just looked way to flat, Franky had no volume to him, he just looked odd. There was also a lack of color saturation throughout the note, and the green seal had a different transparency than a real note. I am certain that type of counterfeit gets passed through everyday commerce without being detected by the average person though, it wasn't completely convincing, but darn close.

1930 Buffalo nickel the other night, been quite a long time since I've found one of those! We also had someone try to pass a fake $100.00 note, it was dated 1977, looked pretty real, and was even printed with engraving plates of somesort. The only problem was it looked "flat" and our fake bill detector pens, which are normally useless, actually came up as a fake for once, lol. It almost got accepted, until the cashier that was counting the money for his western union asked me to check it out. I compared it to a real one he also handed the cashier, showed him the differences, and gave it back. Our store policy isn't to call the cops, which is stupid if you ask me, we shoulda busted him right there. The guy claimed his bank gave him it (very doubtful), and I told him it's fake, take it back to the bank. Now, because we had his information I sent it off to the higher powers in Washington through the criminal reporting network from western union. So if he is a known person, he will hopefully be investigated. It was the best counterfeit note any of us had seen in quite a while, but it was still obviously fake. I would love to put my skills against one of those "super notes" that were made in Asia a few years back. I wonder if I would really be able to tell the difference?

I have to agree with you Chief, I think the 1918 was undergraded, from what I can tell from the photos, it should have been at least a low Au. Otherwise, not a bad outcome. I am curious however, is having the notes graded cost effective for you? As I understand it, it is somewhat costly to get notes graded by them. I can't see how even a $50 note would be worth getting graded. I only have one note I would ever have graded, and I already know it's an Unc, just not what "grade" of Unc, and because it's a $300+ note, I can see how having that distinction made would be benefitual if I ever decide to sell it, but that's about it. I am not downplaying having notes graded, I just can't see how the cost outweighs the final selling price.

That collection I've been selling for a friend. I've been able to get some really great coins from the collection in exchange for any fees I might have charged, there is also a G-ish 1795 large cent with a few scratches encirculing the bust in the lot as well. All of those large cents have issues however, only 1-2 are clean, but I still like having a stack like that, lol. I could just imagine a roll of 50 of those, haha! He is the guy that just gave me, for no reason, a BU red 1983 DDR lincoln; blew me away with that one, lol.

Jeesh, it's been a while! I've gotten quite a few things but have been so busy lately I haven't been able to photograph any of it. But I had a few spare moments, so I thought I'd give a few highlights real quick. I'm planning on completing a set of large cents, at first by style, but I ran into this little hoard so maybe by date from the classic head on. Anyway: This one I actually found in a bag of wheatbacks, I think it's a end of the sheet strike because the last 1/4 of it isn't struck, and half as thick. The bad part is, it doesn't have a complete date, so your guess is as good as mine.

2 silver quarters, both 64-P. First silver in a good while.

It's better to be safe than sorry, but in case I am wrong ask around in some of the other areas of this site for someone more knowledgable with these notes. It's not worth spending money to get them authenticated if you can just ask around here for free afterall, it's one reason we are all here.

If I recall correctly didn't many counterfeits of these get into circulation? Ask around, and make sure they are legit.

Yeah, I'm not really sure what exchange rate they base those off of, probably from back in the 80's when they first started putting that on?

That's pretty normal, my work even requires us to take Canadian coinage (in moderation) because it's worth as much (more now) as our money. Almost every register has at least 1-2 Canadian cents and 1-2 nickels, and every 3rd or so a dime. Quarters are uncommon, but I see at least one a month.

Great lookin note Chief, that 50 and 100 especially.

Old worn proof lincoln 1959. At least I am fairly certain it's a proof, had mirrored surfaces and really well defined detail for a '59.

We enjoy that here.

In the last 3 days I've found two 2003 series repeater $1 notes, and a 1920 wheatie. It's been a good week so far!

I'm out until 1751.

Haha, even worse on my end, I thought it was a guy!

Very nice See!

Cent, Nickel, Dime, Quarter, Half, Dollar?

That would be me, sorry I've been slacking lol. EDIT: DOH! My bad, lol....it's been a hectic week, right before finals. Here is a 1760 Lol.....it's hard to see, but the date is readable in hand.

The note is nice, but far from Unc. I see 3 folds for sure and soft edges, not that it detracts all that much from the overall look of the note though. I've gotten about half a dozen of these from my work over the last few years, and they normally sell for 1.5-3X face, so $15-30 is the average from my experience. I am not sure of the rarity of the Philly notes, but they are normally somewhat common in the currency trade. A quick hop on eBay should give you a good idea of the current market for these.

I vote we add this one in to keep things moving along. Although it's not one of our personal coins, it is one of our fellow CPer's, who I'm sure wouldn't mind helping out.

Oh, nice. I've wanted to pick one of those up for years but things always seem to pilfer my money before I get the chance, lol.

I didn't even name all my scorpions honestly, lol. I have 9, but only 4 are named.

100 Blaptica Dubia (Guyana orange spotted) roaches to start my breeder colony for my scorpions to eat. The adults are around 2.5 inches, and pretty nifty looking. This brings my count of inverts to 9 scorpions, and just over 100 cockroaches. Too bad I didn't keep the 1,000 some lobster roaches right? Lol. Oddly enough the dubia roaches are kept as pets in Europe and certain parts of this country, it seems since they can't breed in your house, more people are okay with having them around.