This auction has already ended - but I was wondering if anyone can tell me what the penny at the bottom left corner is picturing? Is it Captain Hook holding a...
Ann, Congratulations on your membership to TEC. It's really a great organization and lends itself to many opportunites to expand your collection as well as...
Ann: Thank you for being a member of TEC! I'm happy your membership package arrived and hope you enjoy the coins it contained. I too am a member and really...
Hello All, I am still working on cleaning out some of the extra sets I have. Below are complete sets all rolled on copper. Prices are as follows. 4p = $4, 3p =...
If the coin is a zinc penny you can just use your fingers. For copper pennies I like to use a pair of pliers called Robogrips which are made by Sears. You can...
When I flatten a coin I use a rubber mallet on a block of wood. I've found that you can indeed bend a zinc with your fingers, but it can leave a little bend...
I just came back from the AFA here in Colorado Springs and it looks like they took away the 2 hand cranked machines and put in an electric machine with new...
Hi All, I went to the discovery center to press some of the 3 die machine today and when i got there saw that the machine has been changed to a 4 die machine...
I put them between two sections of a towel and hit them with a Sledge Hammer. They flatten out great. Works for Pennies, Nickels, Quarters and Half...
I think he must be having email problems. Several have tried and they keep coming back undeliverable. I answered one of his posts last week and it did the same...
I just had to share that I was high bidder on the 1896 Columbian Exposition elongated penny this evening....I just can't believe it will be in my little...
Not to rain on your parade, but how could a penny from 1896 have been pressed at the Columbian Expo in 1893? I have one of these that I bought on eBay too -...
Ann: One of the best ways to know your getting a reputable "old" coins is to purchase "Yesterdays Elongateds" from TEC (at a reduced rate for TEC members),...
Stuart Liss had a nice web page that showed the differences in the Columbian Expo elongateds, but it is not coming up. It showed the different designs and...
did anyone that attended the kansas city meet get a good picture of the group that could accompany my article? mine is a bit fuzzy from us all moving around...
Are you sure it's an original coin from the exposition? It may be a re-issue or reproduction. I have one in my collection and I am aware that it is a...
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Everyone, A long time ago, I downloaded Stuart's information into a Word document. You can download it through this link (make sure you are signed into Yahoo...
For some reason if you hit reply on the this message or any others thru the yahoo groups site it bet bounced back but it you send a mail to him directly it...
I just wonder how many oldies have been reproduced? We have some oldie dies here but have not rolled from them except perhaps the machine we bought from the NY...
Sorry to have to email the group but I have been trying for 2 weeks to get an email through to Don. Don can you please email and me and confirm that I am not...
Thanks to everyone for all the great information! It was a typo in mt post. 1893 is the correct year. I hope the Liss site can be ressurected as it seems...
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