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1890 IHC for my type album.

 

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IDK something looks a miss on this coin...look at it closely. Almost looks to have been copper plated.

 

Or just amazing untouched luster.

 

Well if that's the case.....why has it not been slabbed ?

 

Good question! Been heading to a new dealer in my area, he is very fair in his business, and picks up some very nice collections,
Point is they can still be found.

 

Not your coin the IHC 1890 post above.

 

Yeah,

It's a 65, Variety not listed.

 

These NGC Star coins just almost never disappoint me. Not even just the color most have but seems like all the ones with stars are also very frosty/flashy. One of the few coins I don't hesitate to buy from bad pictures. This one also happens to be the nicest New Orleans strike I've owned so far, not sure if the pictures show it well but it looks like an early 80s San Fran strike. I'm selling my 85-O MS66 because this 65* is such a clear cut upgrade my 66 isn't even close to this nice and I got this cheaper.

 

Found this in a roll of Mercury dimes





Just kidding of course

Anonymous. 115-114 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.83 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) behind / Roma seated right on pile of shields, holding spear; birds in flight to upper left and right; to lower right, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Crawford 287/1; Sydenham 530; RSC 176. VF, toned.

Ex Professor L. Fontana Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 237, 21 July 2010), lot 285.

Sorry my quick pic of the reverse is a little blurry. Here is CNGs pic

 

Sorry for the sorry pics. Went on a metal detecting hunt on the parade grounds of a certain Army post, which will remain unnamed. Lots of dirt work has apparently been done over the years but I managed to find an area that seemed to be unmolested. Pulled several lead bullets, the one showing being the best example ( I gave three others to my hunting partners).

Pulled an amazingly well preserved 1870 Indian head penny. I tried to get better photos but my wife quit on me after several tries. The Liberty is very visible on her headband and seems to have very little wear. I'm not a good judge but seems like this was dropped not long after it began to circulate. The other Indian head penny came from another park the same day. This is what one normally looks like coming out of the ground. Oh, and the photos make the coin seem to have a copper color. It actually has a green sheen as shown in the group photo.

Barber dime and shield nickel came out of the same hole from the parade grounds. Shield Nickel and the Buff both went in my coin tumbler. They don't do well in the ground and unless they're key dates, I don't see a problem with cleaning them up.

 

This one resided in its original pf packaging, till this photo. Either way, it sure is perty.

 

Hey, hey. Picked this up at a sweet auction price. Completes a date set of the Texas commemorative half dollar (1934-38).

 

Someone posted one of these somewhere awhile back. I really liked it and said I wanted to find one. And I did. Lucky Me. Not the best example, But very nice 90 year old for the price.
Australia, One Florin, 1927, Commemorative of the Parliament House,
One year type, KM-31, mintage of 2,000,000. asw.3342. 28.5 mm.

 

Just noticed this is the US Coin Forum. Canada dollar and Denarius through me off.

 

No harm, no foul...........

 

With a coin like that, forgiveness is assured.

 

I haven't been buying much lately but managed to pick these up recently.

 

Got this out of a roll from a bank that closed many years ago. Wrapper said First Bank of Knoxville?