I usually find $3-$10 a week just walking around the city. I can then go to any one of the 1000's of banks in the area and just ask for such and...
Aside what others already answered.....To me, it would be more logical to fake an unwanted less looked at coin than a highly desirable, highly...
Neat token. I love the dental work around the rim of both sides.
Agreed, looks like worn die doubling.
Welcome to the Forum! :D 2006 The Redbook is a keystone book for US Coin collecting. Should be able to pick it up for $15 or less.
If your just starting, I'd start by just trying to collect all the dates & mint marks in something like a whiteman coin book. Then, as you go...
Metal detecting has been around as a hobby for decades. The hunt is for the older gold and silver coin, long lost and burried. But, as you can...
Post-mint damage.
Would guess its a result of mechanical doubling with a nice spread. The second strike moved the copper in a similar fashion to the excess strike...
Unopened rolls of 1983-P quarters usually go for $300+ each. 15K+ return on $500 invested....not a bad return. And you wouldn't have to wait 100...
I suspect many of us in this thread are called "the half dollar guy" at the banks we frequent ;) After my "silver streak" I've come up empty in...
Road kill....or an attempt to get it flattened by a train?
1939 looks like a possible double die. The 1959 looks like a very worn die. The 1982 may be the result of a worn die, or a rusted die (I forget...
Post mint damage created by boredom mixed with dose of idle curiousity :p
Saying things like anodes and reduced galvanic action would probably have gotten you burned at the stake as a witch back then :p
If the coin was subject to abrasion, why would the zinc lines be raised up? I don't want to come across as argumentative here, I'm quite happy to...
Always a joy to see. Thanks again for sharing.
Hey...give the learner a bit of credit too.....called it first ;) Just kidding...I only had a hunch....nice to have one more experienced...
Looks like a small die chip, minor error, no premium. Also, the coin in gernal looks like it was struck by a worn die. Beyond that, the coins...
Just curious, if the coins was scraped in some fashion, as it certainly appears to be in the photos....then why would the zinc lines showing be...
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