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    2006 South Dakota Quarter

    [But what about all the other areas I marked in red ? [ATTACH] The incused lines are scratches from circulation. There are also a number of...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 11, 2022 in forum: Coin Chat
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    1943 Steel Lincoln Wheat Cent with/ Doubling on "D" mint mark

    Im very happy and sure there are others who are happy when we can help a new collector learn about the hobby. Keep hanging around and ask...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 11, 2022 in forum: What's it Worth
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    1943 Steel Lincoln Wheat Cent with/ Doubling on "D" mint mark

    Look at the edge pic. The blanking process for making the 1943 cent blank uses a strip that was plated (galvanized) with zinc BEFORE IT WAS...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 11, 2022 in forum: What's it Worth
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    1943 Steel Lincoln Wheat Cent with/ Doubling on "D" mint mark

    You said Respect is due to a Dog But not to an internet troll. You can never get respect by DEMANDING it. Respect must be EARNED. On these...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 10, 2022 in forum: What's it Worth
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    1943 Steel Lincoln Wheat Cent with/ Doubling on "D" mint mark

    Doubled die and variety vista list ALL attributed RPMs and assigns them an identification number. If you had looked at either site YOU SHOULD...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 10, 2022 in forum: What's it Worth
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    Removing smoke smells on coins

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    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 10, 2022 in forum: Coin Chat
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    2006 South Dakota Quarter

    Well tell her goodbye from the some of members at CT. People have been helping you on a number of questions over the last few weeks. And the...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 9, 2022 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Post your favorite paper....notes,bills,checks,bonds,stocks...etc.

    Thanks @mpcusa I don't have a lot of experience grading currency and understand the limitations of grading by pics (@SteveInTampa and some other...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 9, 2022 in forum: Paper Money
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    1943 Steel Lincoln Wheat Cent with/ Doubling on "D" mint mark

    @LarryLove50 Against my better judgement, I'm going to take the time to show why your coin isn't an RPM and how to identify them. The following...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 9, 2022 in forum: What's it Worth
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    2007 "D" Laminated/2 Tone George Washing Golden Dollar

    Agree with the other posts. Plated novelty coin that is damaged and non-collectable (the op asked for opinions). However the great thing about...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 8, 2022 in forum: What's it Worth
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    How do I get started?

    I also recommend the Books by Wayne Sayles. Especially the ones on Greek, Roman imperial, Roman provincial, and Byzantine (most common ancient...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 8, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    1980 D Lincoln Cent lamination or damage

    FYI. www.error-ref.com has good info on improperly mixed alloys as well as roller marks. I recommend going there and searching those terms if you...
    Post by: Oldhoopster, Dec 8, 2022 in forum: Coin Chat