Posted in general on May 25th, 2011 Comments Off on Sort Cards.
Is there any sort of technique which can be used to sort cards quickly? YES! 1) Make 10 index cards numbered 0-9. If possible, use white index cards and write the numbers using a black, bold permanent maker (like a sharpie). The contrast will make it easier on your eyes. Set the cards on the […]
Posted in general on May 19th, 2010 Comments Off on Thrilling Adventures in Stamps!
It’s the best of all worlds, part Illustrated Classics part comic book collecting and part stamp collecting all wrapped in up nicely drawn comics and stories… If you’re lucky you can find a few online through Golden Age Comics (UK). 1952 Thrilling Adventures in Stamps Comics depicting the Hindenburg story; these comics looked to a […]
Posted in general on May 18th, 2010 Comments Off on Piles and piles…
Piles of paper money… papercraft money for printing. Canadian banknotes are the banknotes of Canada, denominated in Canadian dollars (CAD). In common everyday usage, they are called bills. Currently, they are issued in five, ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar denominations. All current notes are issued by the Bank of Canada, which released its first […]
Posted in general on Jun 15th, 2009 Comments Off on Collectible Investments: American Eagle Silver Proof Dollars
Interesting (personal+anecdotal) article about the value of an investment in American Eagle Silver Proof Dollars. It may or may not work out in the end unless you have a complete set or if you are looking to trade in buillion market values buying in on the lows and hoarding until you can make a standard […]
Posted in general on May 21st, 2009 Comments Off on Ten Thousand Cents (Revisited)
“Ten Thousand Cents” which has also been around the web quite a bit. For Ten Thousand Cents, 10,000 people were paid one cent to draw 1/10,000th of an image of a $100 bill. This digital artwork creates a representation of a $100 bill. Using a custom drawing tool, thousands of individuals working in isolation from […]
Posted in general on Apr 1st, 2009 Comments Off on Bi-Metallic Coins
Core77 follows up their recent write-up on Production Methods with a quick overview on bi-metallic coins. If you’ve ever wondered how they make bimetallic coins, here’s the process. They start by punching a hole through a coin blank, or planchet. The core will be remelted for another batch, and the remaining part becomes the “ring,” […]
Posted in general on May 30th, 2008 Comments Off on Things we collect.
CNN has a great line up of snapshots of the “things we like to stash” submitted from their iReport affiliate staff members. It truly demonstrates in a very limited number of pictures how crazy people can get about the stuff they are passionate about collecting. It is also very interesting to see how people display […]
Posted in general on May 16th, 2008 Comments Off on Things to Avoid When Buying Coins on eBay
Buying coins online has never been easier. Besides the traditional online coin store there are also ways to get coins through eBay, Craigslist, Teletrade, VCoins and Heritage – to name just a few. Catching a great example of an early 2-Cent piece in an auction that nobody found on eBay is pretty fun – score! […]
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