Yes when I was hoarding the steel cents in the 1960s, I ran into a number of these pieces. The steel planchets were hard on dies, and a lot of the...
Yes, some scratchs can be so deep that there is raised metal around them that makes them look like a die break. This of dirt piled up on the side...
I think that is is filled in area of the die, maybe with something like greese. The area opposite Lincoln's coat theory does not work. If it were...
I started to learn to grade coins in the early 1960s with Brown and Dunn books. They had only line drawings, but it got me started on the...
MS-63. I don't think that it is P-L.
I would say EF-45, maybe better if there is enough luster. Nice coin!
Yes, VG to Fine. The "WE" is sometimes weak on this type even in high grade. This 1870 dated piece easily makes EF, but if it had had more use,...
Adding up the pros and cons, I would say Good. There are some better aspects, but it's been cleaned and the date is weak, which is not normal for...
Yes, I did. When you get old, you mix things up.
The only mint product I want every year is a silver Proof set. I hope that I will be able to buy one and that they won't all end up sold to...
I am not so sure that this coin "worked for a living." It looks like it spent a lot of time in the ground dozing. It was dug up and cleaned. When...
I have no idea why you would want four of them unless you are into die states. I have three Delaware commemorative half dollars. I was born and...
I saw a guy paying $5 a roll for 2025 cents at the Lakeland coin show. Even if this is the end of the series, mintage will be in the billions as...
Okay, I'll be the snob in the room. Here's the small cent that started it all, the 1856 Flying Eagle. This is one of the later pieces that was...
I would support continuing to issue the set in Proof and mint sets, but not for general circulation. The coin has no value in the economy, but...
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