CoinTalk Members Share Their Newest Acquisitions, Including a Norfolk Commemorative
In a CoinTalk forum thread titled "Let's see your newest acquisitions!", members showed items they had recently acquired. Posts included a Norfolk commemorative, a half dime, a seated dime and a 1972 Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign button. All details are the posters' own statements, and the source does not give the date of the thread.
Correction (Oct 13, 2026): We shortened and rewrote the headline, summary and body to match the source, a CoinTalk forum thread. We removed unsupported claims (that online forums uncover hidden values in rare coins and set prices ahead of PCGS and NGC, the example of an 18th-century French gold coin and Louis XVI, a figure of thousands of comments a month, and commentary on collectors' motives), and made clear that the content consists of posters' statements and that the source gives no date for the thread. The previous headline was "Online Coin Forums Uncover Hidden Values in Rare Coins."
This article is based only on posts in a CoinTalk forum thread titled "Let's see your newest acquisitions!" The source does not give the date of the thread. What follows are the posters' own statements and opinions; the coins' authenticity, condition and value have not been verified.
A Norfolk Commemorative
The member who started the thread, H8_modern, wrote that they had to come up with an excuse to show off the one they were finally able to pay for and pick up, adding: "If I'm going to show you mine, I want to see yours."
Other members called it a Norfolk commemorative. One member, RaceBannon, wrote that it was one of their favorite classic US commemoratives. Another, green18, wrote that they were still looking to add one to their collection.
Other Items in the Thread
Other posts in the thread included:
- A member, gbroke, who wrote of being on a buying spree for the last few months, showed recent deliveries. The poster wrote that the coin they called "the Merc" was one of a group of six, and that fellow CoinTalk members voted in a poll on which one to keep - A half dime and a seated dime (900fine) - A 1972 Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign button, which the poster noted is not really a coin (coinmaster1) - Coins removed from grading holders for an album collection (Lehigh96). The poster wrote that the last one was in an NGC 3 holder from long before NGC adopted the 5FS designation - Posts that gave only a grade ("Graded EF45" and "PCGS64 GS 64")
What the "H" on a Holder Means
One member, rlm's cents, asked what the "H" stands for on the holder of an 1860 coin. Another, KoinJester, replied that H stands for half, so H10 is a half dime.
Source: CoinTalk, "Let's see your newest acquisitions!"
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