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* Darwin, Britain's Hero, Is Still Controversial In U.S. - 14 new
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* OT:Ebay - 9 new
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* Darwin and ape on new UK 2 pound coin - 7 new
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* Long Beach rumor mill - two well known long time coin dealers have folded - 5 new
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* Six famous Scots to appear on new banknotes - 4 new
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help grading a Morgan please - 2 new
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...guess. ...shots ...You can. You may have to change the lighting type
setting on your camera(digital). If you leave it at normal you might end up
with golden silver dollar pictures. - Sun, Feb 8 2009 10:46 pm
2 messages , 2 authors
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eBay Cancels Ancient Coin Auctions - 3 new
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Several German dealers returning to their business from the World Money Fair
in Berlin were surprised to find that while they were away at the show, eBay
had cancelled their ancient coin listings because of policies regarding
selling archaeological objects on eBay. One major dealer found that listings -
Mon, Feb 9 2009 12:10 am
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Birmingham MP wants Britannia back on UK coins - 3 new
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...You'd be surprised. Most of the retailers that I do business with have
noticed them, without my prompting. They are on the lookout for a new 50p for
me. ...I would second that. On the two pound coin seems appropriate. - Mon,
Feb 9 2009 3:07 am
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U.S.N Countermark on Buffalo Nickel - 1 new
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:26:14 +0000, Peter Smith ...If you look closely at this
image, it is pretty obvious that the "USN" was stamped in AFTER it was worn to
the point it is now, with no circulation after that time. I vote for someone
trying to make a collectible out of something that was only of scrap value
before - Mon, Feb 9 2009 6:28 am
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Oldest German penny sells for 34,000 euros - 1 new
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FROM: [link] Oldest German penny sells for 34,000 euros Posted : Mon, 09 Feb
2009 12:36:06 GMT Dortmund, Germany - A tiny silver coin thought to be "the
oldest German penny" sold at auction in the city of Dortmund on Monday for 34,
000 euros (44,000 dollars). The - Mon, Feb 9 2009 6:40 am
1 message, 1 author
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Six famous Scots to appear on new banknotes - 4 new
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...I am not a note collector but from the prices I see some people do collect
modern size greenbacks. I enjoy looking at older more interesting US currency
but don't collect them as price would limit me to 1 or 2 examples. George D -
Mon, Feb 9 2009 6:52 am
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Collectors get together for coin, stamp show/Ashland event has been going on
for almost 50 years - 1 new
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FROM: [link] Collectors get together for coin, stamp show/Ashland event has
been going on for almost 50 years By GINGER CHRIST T-G Staff Writer Preserving
history can be a risky business. But stamp and coin collectors across Ohio and
neighboring states are willing to take the chance for their hobby. - Mon, Feb
9 2009 7:03 am
1 message, 1 author
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Snohomish's commemorative coins sell out - 1 new
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Hello For brass coins, I like how they look. :) ------------------------------
----------- FROM: [link] Published: Monday, February 9, 2009 Snohomish's
commemorative coins sell out By Debra Smith Herald Writer SNOHOMISH -- A lot
of people want a piece of - Mon, Feb 9 2009 7:33 am
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Long Beach rumor mill - two well known long time coin dealers have folded - 5
new
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if I had to guess, the long rise in coin prices is about to go back the other
way. coins have always been a very cyclical thing. rockford, il show a few
weeks ago was sold out (60 some tables) and well attended. - Mon, Feb 9 2009 7:
39 am
5 messages , 5 authors
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Are we falling down on the job of collecting? - 3 new
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...... ...I was googling for a parody page put up years ago by Harvard
students that discussed the tin foil hat in mock academic terms. We frequently
used that link on a newsgroup that attracted more than its fair share of
conspirowacko types. Couldn't find it but this popped up. - Mon, Feb 9 2009 8:
46 am
3 messages , 3 authors
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Darwin, Britain's Hero, Is Still Controversial In U.S. - 14 new
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...Someone on NPR also noted that 47% of Americans do not accept evolution.
That single factoid explains the successful marketing of Obama dollars, Elvis
quarters, ridiculously high selling prices for mediocre coins on e-Bay, and
the offers to "buy your gold for cash". Not to mention other phenomena like
jack-ass videos, - Mon, Feb 9 2009 9:47 am
14 messages , 6 authors
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Coins from sunken 1622 galleon to be displayed in Cape Coral - 1 new
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FROM: [link] Coins from sunken 1622 galleon to be displayed in Cape Coral news-
press.com February 9, 2009 Coins from the Spanish treasure galleon Atocha,
which sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622, will be on display
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 and - Mon, Feb 9 2009 10:03 am
1 message, 1 author
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Birds on Canadian coins - 1 new
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[link] - Mon, Feb 9 2009 10:58 am
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Darwin and ape on new UK 2 pound coin - 7 new
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[link] - Mon, Feb 9 2009 11:17 am
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Sheriff sets up Web site for stolen items - 1 new
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Thanks for the help! - Mon, Feb 9 2009 1:07 pm
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URL coin took century to create - 1 new
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...You would hope that they explained how the mint sometimes works. - Mon, Feb
9 2009 1:22 pm
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Check Out this "Solid Mint State, prooflike" Gold Coin - 2 new
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...This is the best example I have ever seen of overgrading of a UK coin on
ebay, [link] Not a proof, not mirror fields but a cleaned and battered
circulation strike that is worth only the metal content, I hope that the
seller does not drive - Mon, Feb 9 2009 1:34 pm
2 messages , 2 authors
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Vintage LOC Albums sell on eBay - 3 new
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Yikes, look what a couple of Library of Coins albums sold for this afternoon: [
link] [link] I'm going to guess that the second one has at least one opening
for a - Mon, Feb 9 2009 1:52 pm
3 messages , 2 authors
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OT:Ebay - 9 new
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When did make PayPal mandatory? I missed that entirely. - Mon, Feb 9 2009 2:25
pm
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Flat rate box inserts for shipping coins - 1 new
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I saw in one of the numi publications recently someone advertising inserts for
the USPS FRB1 flat rate boxes. These were hard plastic inserts for securing
the up to 70 pounds inside the flat rate boxes. I can not seem to find the
advertisment now and was wondering if anybody knows who was selling these as
an internet search has not been able to - Mon, Feb 9 2009 8:16 pm
1 message, 1 author
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Interesting 'National Parks' quarters nitty-gritty - 1 new
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[link] Apparently, the law creating that program requires that the quarters (
56 total designs, one for each state, the five major territories and DC) be
issued in the order in that the national sites were established. Accordingly,
ALL 56 sites must be in and approved my mid September of this year. Then the
USMint - Mon, Feb 9 2009 8:32 pm
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FA / FS: COINS ON EBAY - MOSTLY WORLD - MOSTLY SILVER - 1 new
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Greetings, Here is what I currently have posted: PMN 1937 FIJI PENNY GEORGE VI
[link] PMN 1943-S FIJI SILVER FLORIN GEORGE VI [link] PMN 1962 ELIZABETH II
FIJI SHILLING AU-UNC - Mon, Feb 9 2009 10:14 pm
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