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* Brinks Ups The Ante To $50K For Tips In Burglary - CPD detectives and the FBI continued to investigate the burglary of a local Brinks, Inc. - 7 new
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* Six famous Scots to appear on new banknotes - 5 new
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* Are we falling down on the job of collecting? - 5 new
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* Kovel's Comments - 4 new
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* FA: NGC 1st generation "Black Holder" 1940-D Quarter MS64 - 4 new
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Are grading standards slipping or being fine tuned? - 1 new
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Is this the natural extension of the market grading that was prevalent over
the last few years for the better date coins? Who would reap the most benefit
from this other than the TPG's? - Wed, Feb 4 2009 10:00 pm
1 message, 1 author
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90e auction Poveia - Assen. - 1 new
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Our 90th auction will end this weekend (8 February) at 18.00 hour Thousands
lots of stamps, Postal History, coins, telecards, and so on. Convince yourself
of this splendid offer and visit us at [link] You can vieuw the whole
catalogue and also parts of it and download these. Also take a look at our
photogalerei with many lovely lots. - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 1:36 am
1 message, 1 author
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Some got bounced checks for selling treasures --- Roadshow collector
apologizes, offers to pay bank fees - 2 new
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...It's usually in your mother's mouth. - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 4:27 am
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Six famous Scots to appear on new banknotes - 5 new
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Can't believe you blokes like that skanky French Canadian broad. Bet she
doesn't shave or bathe. - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 4:32 am
5 messages , 3 authors
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Flamewars and Lawsuits on rec.collecting.coins - 1 new
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...Nothing like a good non sequitur from our resident buffoon. I'm conviced
they dropped you on your head multiple times when you were a baby, Sarge. -
Thurs, Feb 5 2009 5:24 am
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Kovel's Comments - 4 new
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...I regularly get a blurb from the Kovels, the folks that are pretty much the
'general experts' on collectibles. What follows is today's VERY interesting
topic...how safe are your donations? ...We wonder at the ethics and wisdom of
the Brandeis decision to close the museum. The sale sparked a sit-in by
students, and it will also - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 5:42 am
4 messages , 3 authors
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Collectors Universe Sells Currency Grading Division to New Company Led By
Former Division President - 2 new
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FROM: [link] Press Release Source: Collectors Universe, Inc. Collectors
Universe Sells Currency Grading Division to New Company Led By Former Division
President Thursday February 5, 8:30 am ET NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 5 /
PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collectors - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 6:25 am
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Are we falling down on the job of collecting? - 5 new
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[link] - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 7:52 am
5 messages , 4 authors
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FA: NGC 1st generation "Black Holder" 1940-D Quarter MS64 - 4 new
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...I agree...about the strange use of ellipses. But, I am taking a contrarian
position from the other posters with regard to the auction and auction result.
People collect so many different things and are willing to pay small and large
amounts of money to add to their collection. I think the slabbing companies
plastic holders are a very valid item to collect and, as - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 9:
13 am
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Argentina takes steps to combat coin shortage - 4 new
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...How on earth did the US min come up with 1,000 coins per person circulating?
Billy - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 12:42 pm
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Where have all the pint-size collectors gone? - 3 new
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...Sarge, you baboon, it's "THERE" not "THEIR". - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 12:48 pm
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cool coin article - 3 new
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[link] - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 1:35 pm
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Zimbabwe to cut 10 zeros off currency - 3 new
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...Yeah, well, Africa is a big place with a lot of textures and contours, so
generalizations are problematic. More to the point, your caveat might prove to
be true about the USA.. Mike M. Michael E. Marotta "Tory sympathiser." - Thurs,
Feb 5 2009 1:54 pm
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Brinks Ups The Ante To $50K For Tips In Burglary - CPD detectives and the FBI
continued to investigate the burglary of a local Brinks, Inc. - 7 new
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FROM: [link] Brinks Ups The Ante To $50K For Tips In Burglary By Donna Willis
Web Content Coordinator Published: February 5, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-CPD
detectives and the FBI continued to investigate the burglary of a local Brinks,
Inc. - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 2:11 pm
7 messages , 4 authors
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Rare coin fetches $4,000 - 2 new
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FROM: [link] Isle of Wight County Press, UK Rare coin fetches $4,000 By Martin
Neville Thursday, February 5, 2009 A RARE gold coin, found in the West Wight
by a metal detectorist and auctioned in New York, sold for double its estimate.
(IMAGE OF COIN) - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 3:47 pm
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Coin Show - 2 new
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Just wondering if anyone went to the Long Beach coin show today. If so,
anything interesting? Like prices down? Seems like the eBay bids on most coins
I follow are way down. - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 7:39 pm
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Vatican government publishes list of coins and stamps for 2009 - 1 new
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FROM: [link] Vatican government publishes list of coins and stamps for 2009
Vatican City, Feb 5, 2009 / 07:00 pm (CNA).- The Vatican Philatelic and
Numismatic Office has published its 2009 program, which will include coins and
stamps commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Vatican City - Thurs, Feb 5
2009 8:40 pm
1 message, 1 author
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Unlisted Hard Times Token ???? - 1 new
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I was trying to identify an "illustrious predecessor" token and it appears to
be an unlisted variant of HTT A33. Low 17A, [link] The HTT 33's seem to be
identifiable by the position of the rear foot over the "R" in "predecessor". I
can't find any with the thin ears on this donkey. - Thurs, Feb 5 2009 11:41 pm
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