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  1. Spark1951 liked Dafydd's post in the thread GTG: guess the grade on my new purchase (1875-P 20c).

    I said top end of VF based on the wear on "LIBERTY" on the reverse. On the raw grades I use any wear on lettering or hair precludes it...

    Sep 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM

  2. Spark1951 liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread GTG: guess the grade on my new purchase (1875-P 20c).

    You can't have it back! LOL

    Sep 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM

  3. Spark1951 replied to the thread 1953 steel plated cent.

    There’s also artistic reasons that have no malicious intent. Many coins, especially some Peace Dollars, were polished for jewelry, like...

    Sep 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM

  4. Spark1951 liked longnine009's post in the thread Numismatical Stories.

    This isn'r exactly a revelation to most CTers. But maybe some of the newer collectors will find it interesting....

    Sep 8, 2026 at 2:10 PM

  5. Spark1951 liked KBBPLL's post in the thread Numismatical Stories.

    I’ve never had much interest in shipwreck coins, hordes or pedigrees, so I glossed over those parts. Didn’t Weitzman also sell the most...

    Sep 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM

  6. Spark1951 liked gxseries's post in the thread First Japanese coin and excavation site.

    This popped up in my feed. Video is in Japanese. Youtube does an 'ok' job with the subtitle translation. Missing a bit but you get the...

    Sep 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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