Nice looking coins Rigo....That 1944-D has all kinds of luster dripping off it. Nice halves from log also......lucky I was bidding elsewhere and couldnt direct all the funds I wanted to towards them.

just got this in yesterday...been waiting for a while

Some 1976 American Rev Medals

Picked these up last month...Wifes half philippino so philippino stuff catchs my eye...and hey there super cool too

those are some nice unc ones...think a few of mine from the war are blood spattered

My second ASE....such a nice coin

ok I have a coin/medal/bullion/ or a coin shaped piece of metal. You guess what type it is and whats on it and you will win a banknote from the pictures below. I will post a list of the notes just incase you cant see them well.
*the rules*

1) 1 question per day per person
2) I will ship within the 48 states for free...? how much its cost to ship outside maybe I will find out and change this rule.
3)Heads up..this is a super cool item and may be hard to guess but dont give up
4)This contest is for everyone including Rigo ( dont be shy guess away )
5)I work, have a 2 year old and sleep...will answer the questions as soon as possible, go easy on me ...first time doing this.
6) and last.......... Lets all have some fun
P.S. every note in the picture I have more then 1 of so if you want to swap notes just PM me.

well here's my toy...First video so go easy. Microscope can do a ton more then shown. maybe when I get a new camera I will make another video

busted

OK OK Alan your twisting my arm here...I'll give you my $18 for the 1961 Franklin...just PM where to send the check.

Joan
looks like a good day at the coin shop. "1897 2 1/2 Gramos Dominican Republique" would love to see a picture of it. Iam always buying coins just because I liked it...but I guess that the point of collecting.Did you Haggle the guy at allover the prices..its always fun and you can save a few bucks. I to just started to collect the proof sets. Pretty good deal you got on them. I went a little crazy one night online and bought the 76,78,79,80,82,84,85 proof sets. All from one seller so I got the combined shipping which saved me a bunch. If I average the total cost it came out to $5.80 a piece.
"A money clip for Greg that had a Eisenhower Bicentennial coin attached - $4.50 (Priceless)" LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY...I love the bicentennials. and it serves a purpose so you can show your collector pride all the time(priceless). Really want to get some coin jewerly. Guess I will one day.

Doug

ok heres one

[quote=I though of coin stash and pictured a guy with coins on his upper lip. (coin mustache)
:-DO[/quote]
lol

well heres mine...large plastic container next to the table (alot stacked in there) then there my folder of pages divided by country for coins and also for banknotes...box above folder is all wheaties in flips labeled with there year and mint mark (slow day at work) and last my small stash in my backpack I take to work.

well every year Me, my dad, uncle and Grandpa all go up to my grandpas cabin to help him clean up the pine needles (takes 2hrs) get up there on a friday come back sunday. Of course tons of liqour on the porch at night next to the fire. and of course the run down to the casino. Well last year we also did cigars. The first really good cigars I had was the Flavours gold Honey. smaller cigar but really good. the next day I bought everyone a cigar we went with the San Cristobal. now that was a mans cigar.. thing was huge...got done smoking that and I was fuked up. Good times...this year we are going to do pipes...so I thought I would make my own...havent started drilling yet but the shapes there

Well happen to be near a guy who was going to trash these...so I told him shit man I'll take them.
Playing cards from Desert Storm..they were unopened...how cool is that...why isnt there trading cards for the Iraq war?? anyways got 2 sets and I love them...the paper wraping is almost waxy and there made in the USA

Chris sorry to hear about your stroke that took you out of the game....dam near lost my eye in a dirt bike accident. cant imagine not being able to go shooting.

I love to play pool. cant say that I can just walk up and clear a table. but I really enjoy playing. This is my stick. It was my wifes Grandpas. He was a awesome player. If you think back and ask who Thomas was all you'll hear is "He was a pool player". Had a full size table in his Basement. Glad and honored i ended up with it.

Any tips on stick care would be great.

I love all the different pipes I see...but really have no use for them..hell yeah smoke a cigar sometime..just buy a good one from a cigar shop....very first "cigar" I had was from walgreens and just taste like a huge cig !@

Didnt think about video taping me drilling it. but I will now....hell you guys can all see me mess it up

1997 "Jack in the box" Our Founder

http://www.ebay.com/itm/One-Troy-Ounce-999-Proof-Silver-Jack-Box-Fast-Food-1997-Medal-Case-/130646885759?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6b29457f

0*0
WINNA WINNA......Think you might of had a slight advantage...but I'm impressed you found it online...cause i couldnt......Hey and seen how its my first contest EVERYONES A WINNA
Stormy pick 2...PM me a address
Kipper,rigo,gbroke,jaysworldbanknotes,cano63.....pick 1 and PM a address

heres some of the bills in the picture but not all
1,5,10,20 kyats 1996 Mynamar
10,20 francs burundi 2007
0.1 1973 chinese looking note (tiny)
5 wu Jiao 1980 china
5, 10 sen 1964 Indonesia
200 Dong 1987 Vietnam
10 Dinara Bosnia 1992
100 Riel Cambodia 2001

I like these pictures better too...forget what rigo said and just get a microscope with a camera.

And I beg to differ that your coin isnt "toned". see rigos from Cali and isnt up to date on how coins tone in the Midwest....see rigo this is callled "rustic toning" from all the heavy salting during the winter. the toning comes out mostly brown
now in cali you have salt and a ton of tanning lotion and baby oil in the air....every put oil in water...yep you get lots of color....thats way your use to seeing "multi color toning" and not the "rustic toning". Its cool though rigo we are all here to learn.

other coins are very nice too

i love to find random things and look at them under the microscope....its a whole another world at 600 - 1000 zoom

Well good day for coining....checked the mail and hey the rappen (1881) I won came in...oh and look another letter to me...sweet coins from ripley...she sent me the 2 dragon slayers to help out my medevil collection.
Then went by the coin shop to get some airtites...and I see this girl checking me out..she says $39 and I'll go home with you..OK....fresh young piece of metal like that for 39 hell yeah. then started digging through the "junk" pile and picked up the Casino "token", North carolina token, some dude with a helmet on "liked the picture", mexico $1000 peso coin, and some Sunbeam lucky coin (? what it is but its big). 5 for $1 sounds ok to me.

Thanks for the info jay....believe I only paid $1 for each set....was around $2 or $2.50 after shipping...dont know if thats a bad price but seemed good to me.

they are from different years so Iam guessing poland is making different commemorative coins every year to celebrate battles and great war heros

Ist coin is a 2 zlote coin of Poland from the series History of the Polish Cavalry commemorating the Heavy Armounted Horsman from the XV Century.

2nd coin is a 2 zlote coin of Poland from the series History of the Polish Cavalry commemorating the Winged Cavaleryman (Husarz).
Husarz (soldier of Husaria) was armed in excellent sabre - far better than japanese sword
also with a pistol or two (sometimes heavy pistols - bandolets), 15-foot-long lance and koncerz - a kind of long spade/rapier used to pierce armour. Most famous thing in Husarz`s armour were wings. They were used to scare enemy horses and to prevent from catching Husarz on arkan (lasso).

3rd coin is a 2 zlote coin of Poland from the series History of the Polish Cavalry commemorating Chevau-Legers of Napoleon Bonaparte's Imperila Guard of Cavaleryman (Husarz).
At the beginning of the 19th century while Poland was partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austria, Poles vested their hopes to regain independence in Napoleon and saw the only chance to make their plans come true by joining his military campaigns. On the wave of this sentiment a very special military formation was created - the Polish 1st Regiment of Chevau-Léger of the Imperial Guard (Régiment de Chevau-Légers

Polonais de la Garde Impériale), unit composed of Poles, yet being part of the Napoleon’s Army, financed by the Emperor’s Treasury.
The Regiment fought on all the European fronts, participating in forty five battles and major engagements in the Spanish campaign (1808), Austrian campaign (1809), Russian campaign (1812), Saxon campaign (1813) and French campaign (1814). The battle at the Pass of Somosierra on 30 November 1808 became legendary. The Regiment of Chevau-Légers commanded by Jan Leon Kozietulski performed an unparalleled exploit –under continuous fire of artillery they charged up the Somosierra pass where four artillery batteries had been entrenched. The charge took place over a distance of 2.5 km and lasted just about 8 minutes. Defenders fled in panic, opening the road for Napoleon’s Army to Madrid. Out of the total of two hundred Chevau-Légers taking part in the charge, only eighteen were killed and thirty-nine were wounded.

Light cavalrymen became famous for their valor and heroic courage. Thanks to their characteristic uniforms they were easily distinguished by all enemy soldiers who, as far as they could, avoided encounters with the Polish Regiment of the Imperial Guard.

4th coin is a 2 zloty coin of Poland, commemorating the 90-year anniversary of the battle of Warsaw.
The Battle of Warsaw ( Bitwa Warszawska; sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula) was the decisive battle of the Polish–Soviet War, which began soon after the end of World War I in 1918 and lasted until the Treaty of Riga (1921).

5th coin is a 2 zloty coin of Poland, commemorating the 600-year anniversary of the battle of Grunwald.
The Battle of Grunwald or 1st Battle of Tannenberg was fought on July 15, 1410, during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Jogaila (Władysław Jagiełło) and Grand Duke Vytautas (Witold), decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights, led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen. Most of the Teutonic knight's leadership was killed or taken prisoner. While defeated, the Teutonic Knights withstood the siege on their fortress in Marienburg (Malbork) and suffered only minimal territorial losses at the Peace of Thorn (1411) (Torun). Territorial disputes continued until the Peace of Melno was concluded in 1422. However, the Knights never recovered their former power and the financial burden of war reparations caused internal conflicts and an economic downturn in their lands. The battle shifted the balance of power in Eastern Europe and marked the rise of the Polish–Lithuanian union as the dominant political and military force in the region.
The battle was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe and is regarded as the most important victory in the history of Poland and Lithuania.

Well a huge thank you to Rigo for my first graded coin. Love it. cool to have a slab in your hand.

well after wishing i had a magnet on me the other day...I decided to put one into my pocket knife....these are called super magnets...i ground it down then slid it between the rails

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/raining-gold-secret-1-million-gold-stash-discovered-203724430.html


French Champagne producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $1 million in gold coins stashed away in the building's rafters, according to Agence France Press (AFP).

"One of the workers (was) attacking the building's ceiling with a crowbar when gold coins started to rain down on him, followed by sacks of gold," Francois Lange, head of Alexandre Bonnet in Les Riceys France, told AFP.

It's not unusual to hear about treasure hunters combing the ocean's depth for gold and other precious metals lost at sea, but finding $1 million in your office attic is quite a steal. And a valuable one too, given that demand for gold has reached new heights recently. In 2011, just an ounce of gold was valued at $1,920.30.

In all, 497 gold coins were unearthed, with the majority literally raining down upon the workers who were busy renovating the building. Minted between 1851 and 1928, the coins have a face value marking of $20 each. However, together they are now worth an estimated $980,000, according to AFP.

Lange says he will keep half of the money for himself, while splitting half with the workers who made the discovery. No one knows for sure who placed the coins in the building, but AFP reports the building was previously owned by a wine producer in the 1930s.


That may seem like a minor detail for now but don't be surprised if this "buried" treasure story still has another chapter to be told. After all, what are the odds that $1 million in gold coins will go unclaimed, even if the previous owners are no longer alive. Just look at the recent legal case being argued between Spain and a team of scavengers who in 2008 found more than $500 million worth of gold coins and other treasures in a wreck off the Florida coast.

Ok Iam hyped to go to the Renaissance Festival this weekend....I have always wanted to go but haven't...
http://www.royalfaires.com/arizona/

but Iam even more hyped about this....there a mint stand where they make medals and what not...Think the guy will let me make my own coin??? Think I'll get a Norse coin I saw he had....prices are high...but hey its all about the memories.
http://www.quicksilvermint.com/

Anyone else ever been to one of these???

I wonder how many times that works for the guy???? Prob just does that all day and ends up getting his money back and a few free items. I didnt see his name posted....this doesnt seem like someone I would like to deal with.

Well had the last 4 days off work and what a busy 4 it was....thursday went to the Arizona Desert Museum...cool to see all the animals and got my first "dad hat" as my wife put it...Friday picked up the charger..hell yeah...isnt really that good of a car but ohwell...then spent whole day shopping.....saturday went to the renaissance festival...Coin minting stand was a bust...but I ended up with a sweet mug..and some pirate booty (forgot coins at home will post later)...and i rode a camel....then went to Ikea..greatest store ever....then sunday relaxed and let my ankles heal.

and heres the coins I got over those 4 days...how do you guys feel about the 3 cent nickel $12...good deal? not a good deal? not bad but not great?.....2 1/2 centavos...small little coin but i like it....1989 congress...to continue my half dollar collection....plus the 2001 capitol half dollar....also got 2 10 peso philippines bills from Joan (thanks joan) dont have a photo of those yet but they are nicer then the one I already own. and just won 3 ancients romans on ebay a few hours ago so will post those and see what you guys can tell me about them.

Hey nice pile of coins.....I too had great service buying from BB. Both items where in mint condition. Also have had great luck with Joan,Rigo and Ripley....and hopefully Jay here pretty soon if i get off my butt and email him.

Was over at my mother Inlaws helping her out. Started finding tons of change around the house so I dug through it all...started checking it for dates I need and found a few with some good toning. Also shot a video....video was shot at 28 frames per sec so I think it kinda looks like its being fast forwarded sometimes. Enjoy and let me know what you guys think.

http://youtu.be/o2UR8H9QYBY

and some more photos

well sounds like small town is the way to go......ROAD TRIP

haha that second one is funny....dude and the salsa dancing was awesome.....one leg and can still show me up.

Well I bought this 10 sen from Rigo....1893 MS62...first coin from Japan i have gotten....now he told me he was going to throw in a error coin also...to my surprise there was 5 extra coins....Pretty sure he was only going to send me 1 but then after polishing off that 6 pack of O'Douls the coins just starting flowing....big THANKS to Rigo.
http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=50&image_id=904
http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=50&image_id=905
http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=50&image_id=850
http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=50&image_id=849
http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=49&image_id=840 http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=49&image_id=841
http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=49&image_id=842
http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=49&image_id=847 http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=49&image_id=846 http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=49&image_id=906 http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=58&image_id=839 http://collectorsunleashed.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=58&image_id=838

Welcome Lenny,

Great to have you here....I m the CU POLICE so If you need any help just ask.

Sweet....the morgan is nice.....but the car is awesome......lets get a few more pics of just the car

http://news.yahoo.com/canada-s-newest-coin-glows-in-the-dark.html

Well looks like Canada has come out with a glow in the dark coin.....Guess it will be cool for kids...prob will get one just because....but the real question is when I send it in to be graded will I get a "*" or "DGLOW"if it glows really good?????

LMAO....love the rant....I started to see ebay for what it is when I was gonna try and sell some stuff......dont see how anyone makes money on there....as a buyer ebay is fine to me...but I still try and buy local or from another site when at all possible

SWEET THANKS

17 it is for me:auto-checkeredflag:

WTF EBAY
What about that one company...ANAGCS or something like that....looks like there trying to kill the little guys.....I was about to start BCC graded coins....they come in a triple wall freezer bag...with one of mositure sucking bags in it.....there goes my dream...THANKS EBAY

Man this pisses me off....fuking a holes.....sorry to hear that your dad is "getting out there a bit" cause any coin collector wouldnt have shafted themselves or there kids like that. Just makes you want to punch someone. but sadly my Dad did the same thing kinda..he went and sold all his silver bars he had and made a good amount on those because he bought them years ago when silver was cheap but he also sold his wifes old quarters and half dollars too.... the guy didnt iave him ish for the quarters and halfs....now me and my uncle being coin collectors where pissed because we both offered to buy them off him for more then the guy gave him.....SO WTF WOULD YOU SELL TO SOME RANDOM GUY FOR CHEAPER THEN US DAD?????
I mean shit we see you all the time so its not like he would have to wait to get the money....
I just dont get it sometimes
AHHHHHHH now I m angry again......

Well I ordered a Humidor the other day....nice one that holds 75. hasnt come in yet. Also ordered some expresso flavour small cigars. those should arrive with my humidor. then yesterday I ordered a Brass Zippo Armored...wall is 1.5x thicker then a normal zippo so should have a nice feel to it. And last but not least I ordered a Cuban Crafters cigar cutter. Also believe Rigo was sending me a cigar..think it is a spicy cigar called a Iguana...should be interesting.... so when all this arrives i will post some pics...but here are some small cigars I picked up at the local shop. Tatiana Honey Flavoured nice little 10min smoke. So stay tuned more to come

Well I had ordered some coins from Rigo weeks ago but sadly it got busy at work so I couldnt get any pictures of them until yesterday....Not super happy with the pictures because of where they moved the microscope. now the lighting is different. ordered 3 coins from him 2 US and 1 world....here are the USA ones and you can find the others in the world section. The pennies I ordered and of course Rigo throws a bunch extra my way (THANKS RIGO). I really like the first day issue buffalo nickel. didnt even know they had those..Well enjoy everyone

Well here are a bunch of coins Rigo sent me...and man do we have some lookers in the bunch....first off is the 1878 Chile coin this is the one I ordered. very nice looking coin and I like picking up coins from the 1800's..you know there not getting any younger..then theres the 1967 Gramos from the D.R.....love these coins..they have a great feel and look to them..the 12.5 Gramos is like half dollar size. Next we have the 2 Dragon Slayers..who doesnt like them...I have a small collection going of them so these will fit right in. then theres the Iran coin which is in very nice shape. dont think I have anyone from there so hey this might be a first. Next is the 1976 Drachma I think its spelled. I like it because it has a Ancient kinda look to it. Well i hope Rigo will tell me what this 1944 coin is...the thing is toasted cant make out much detail so hopefully he can school me on what it is.

Enjoy