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Bedrock of the Community
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If you found one of these in a dealer's junk box for 25¢ it would still be too much.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
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Quote: If you found one of these in a dealer's junk box for 25¢ it would still be too much. Yep, that is so true. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: At least the fingernails look reasonably clean...  Good one!
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Bedrock of the Community
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ijn has a good memory!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: ijn has a good memory!
How do they even get like that? 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: How do they even get like that? It's called a Dryer Coin.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Moderator
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How can anyone stand having the nails clipped back so far? It must make it difficult to pick up Dryer Coins.. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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nice one Marv! 
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Oh my. 
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Pillar of the Community
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... you should start a new thread, Hondo: " Worst Fingernails On ebay, Etsy, etc'... 
Edited by mrwiskers 01/27/2026 3:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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@HondoB Quote: This dude is a flat-out idiot. ...along that same vein ... ebay item number: 277665342118...This guy is insisting that his Artificial "Intelligence" image search results confirms that this is a genuine Spanish colonial cob ... ... I've tried to explain that the maker of this item wasn't even trying to replicate a Spanish cob, that it's just some jeweler's fantasy piece. ...despite my 30 years experience in this field, & suggesting that he contact a well-known expert in cobs, this dude insists that Artificial "Intelligence" is all the confirmation necessary ...  ... the only confirmation here is that "A I" can spew out inaccurate information really fast ... 
Edited by mrwiskers 01/27/2026 3:19 pm
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Moderator
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Quote:... you should start a new thread, Hondo: " Worst Fingernails On ebay, Etsy, etc'...  No, no, please NO! 
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Quote: ...This guy is insisting that his Artificial "Intelligence" image search results confirms that this is a genuine Spanish colonial cob ... Oh my. 
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