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| Labels For Coin Storage Boxes
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livingwater
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 Posted Today 3H 32M ago
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| I like that idea. Glue clear coin flips to the boxes so you can change out the labels. Or maybe cut down currency sleeve, glue one to box lid. |
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| Labels For Coin Storage Boxes
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livingwater
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Posted Today 4H 7M ago
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| Yeah, hot glue maybe not a good idea for carboard boxes, though I've never tried it. Pealing off clear tape that's been there for a while can damage a box. When changing labels I've put the new label over the top of the damaged area LOL. |
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| Labels For Coin Storage Boxes
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livingwater
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Posted Today 4H 41M ago
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Welcome to CCF!
I use my laptop, made a document called "labels." I type the info I want, print the page, cut it and clear tape it on coin boxes, coin tubes etc.
I do the same when labeling other things like our clothes storage totes, holiday decoration storage totes, food storage, etc.
I make the font size small or larger depending what I am labeling.
I have a few of those red boxes. I haven't noticed the tape/labels coming off but they are at the bank box and don't get moved around much.
I little dab of hot glue/gun would hold a label. I use a hot glue gun to label my petrified wood pieces and fossils. With heat it comes back off.
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| Latest Add To My Odd Collection
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livingwater
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1851 Posts |
Posted Today 6H 11M ago
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I'm disppointed when people post rare coins, want responses, but don't say where they got the coin, how much it weighs, diameter, how much it cost etc.
It's very rare. Send a pic of the coin to Tom Deck of LargeCents.net and to Shawn at Early Copper Coins. Get their opinion. With rare coins it's safer to assume it's fake until verified.
There are only a few examples online to compare. The font on the date does not match the genuine ones I looked at.
Have it verified as genuine and we will all say congrats!
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| Insurance Recomendations
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livingwater
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United States
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Posted 05/17/2025 11:43 am
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It may depend on the state where you live what companies insure, coins, silverware, jewelry, art work. I have some of my coins insured with Nationwide. I had to email the agent digital copies of the receipts and coin photos to show their worth and prove I own them.
Some keep their coins in bank safety deposit boxes. Others prefer to keep them at home or some of both. If kept at home it's good to have a fire resistant safe or at least hide the coins. Even better is to also have some security cams. At bank or at home, burglars, fires, floods, tornados do happen to people.
Most important is do not tell others you have valuable coins at home. Burglaries are more likely when someone shows off their coins to people other than close family. |
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| 2013 Gold Buffalo Reverse Proofs Small Light Spots
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livingwater
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Posted 05/17/2025 09:00 am
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Thanks for responding.
As I understand it, as dies wear they can develop imperfections creating small spots which can eventually turn into flow lines, sometimes called starburst. These are not the same as die cracks, die breaks etc.
I think my gold buffalo with its tiny spots came from a die that was starting to wear, would not grade MS70. I don't want it graded anyway..
Here is my 1995 Olympic die taken out of service due to what the mint called "starburst" spots. I can see them when I zoom in on the die face. On proof coins these tiny defects are more obvious I think.
Below is better pic of the imperfections on my buffalo magnified 10x removed from capsule. I bought it in 2023 for $2,400. My local coin dealer used his XRF to verify it's genuine. It's worth over $3,000 now just melt value so that's good.
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| | Forum: US Commemoratives and Non-Circulating Coinage (NCLT) Including Grading, Varieties, and Errors |
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| Mythology On Coins. Post Yours...
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livingwater
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Posted 05/15/2025 8:32 pm
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I have a bunch of Greek and Roman coins with mythology gods/goddesses. Here's two:
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1. Mint: Nicopolis Ad Istrum, Moesia
Septimius Severus ruled 193-211 AD, reverse Priapus god of fertility with exaggerated part
17.5mm
2. Mint: Corinth, Greek silver stater, 4th cent. BC. Pegasus, Athena
20mm
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| Barber Coinage My Latest Rage
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livingwater
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Posted 05/15/2025 09:00 am
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It would be appreciated if you clarified the coins you post are yours or if they are pics you got online.
You may or may not know the story of the 1883 nickel. Some did not have the designation "cents" on it. Some were gold plated to look like a five dollar gold to cheat people. They are called racketeer nickels. But only a few genuine ones are known. 99.9% of racketeer nickels sold on ebay etc are fake gold colored to sell to collectors and are not genuine gold plated racketeers.
The US mint later added "cents" to the coins.
Here's my normal nickel and a gold colored one, not genuine. And also a pic of a genuine racketeer nickle found in Deadwood South Dakota during an archaeological dig. You could do an online search to find out more about racketeer nickels.
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| Looking Hard At A 1883 CC MS65 Morgan
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livingwater
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Posted 05/14/2025 8:21 pm
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Yes may be a 5A. Looks like a gouge in eagle beak I didn't see earlier. Sometimes there's not a lot of differences between Vams and the die stages.
Under O looks like a scratch often called bag marks. Silver dollars were stored in bags and got scuffs, nicks, scratches as the bags were layed on each other and got tossed about in the vaults. Those never released for circulation can still have damage. Here's pic from 1910s of treasury vault in Washington DC showing Morgans in bags. The photo was colorized by CoinWorld.
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| Mast Coins - Uss Constitution
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livingwater
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Posted 05/14/2025 4:31 pm
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| Interesting read, thanks. I used to work with a man who was in the Navy years ago. One of his duties was guarding the USS Constitution. |
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| Looking Hard At A 1883 CC MS65 Morgan
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livingwater
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Posted 05/14/2025 11:35 am
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That's a nice one. It's clashed, may be a VAM 3A with letter transfer but you can check on Vamorld to verify. There's a long scratch on the reverse but looks like it may be on the holder and not the coin.
I've bought some coins from Executive Coin on their eBay store, no problems. The coin is listed on their eBay store and shows the holder but more expensive. ANACS is well known though maybe not as popular as PCGS or NGC. As always examine the coin and decide if you think it's graded properly and decide if it's a fair price. I look at eBay sold listings to compare prices. |
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| Gold Nose Dives To Current Low
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livingwater
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Posted 05/13/2025 08:39 am
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I think the major reason gold prices have gone up the last few years is world banks buying tons of it. It seems the fiat systems are not as trusted. Gold is preferred over paper currency. Many nations are in debt. USA 36 trillion dollars in dept with foreign nations owning some of those treasuries. The dollar is still the world's main currency but it's purchasing power has been declining for years.
Jerome Powell, Warren Buffet and others have stated USA dept is unsustainable but Congress hasn't done much to avoid printing more money which devalues the dollar or balancing the budget. Interest on the national debt is more than the entire defense budget.
Gold has been valued as a currency for thousands of years by all nations. |
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