Now that's the kind of coin we should all have. It must really suck to be you Lehigh96. But seriously, thanks for sharing this one, its a...
Let's see the reverse. Allen
Thanks all for sharing such great pictures. Moonshadows' statement is all to correct. History this beautiful would be hard not to want to own a...
That's actually two 59's. Each one was at the end of an original shot gun roll I purchased amny years ago. I like you 49 S, great color! Allen
Hers a few of mine that i have pics of.
The 37 is my mothers birth year and the 59 is my brothers birth year, god rest his soul. Besides being toned they are special as commemorates....
I think your idea of joining ANA an using NGC is a good idea, unless your planning on marketing/selling your coins. PCGS seems to command a...
The 1879-S is a third reverse type and not as valuable as a second reverse. I would guess maybe 15-20 bucks in it condition of F-VF. I would be...
From the picture the coin looks harshly or improperly cleaned. What you're calling toning maybe chemical burn. Of course I could be totally wrong....
Thanks for the info. Its nice to put a name with the sailboat, reguardless of its history. No this coin is certainly not MS. It is how ever a...
Hey Martin, I guess that would be OK. I don't imagine there would be any substanial costs that would require you to send money to cover, how...
That would explain the double date. I'm a little disappointed that the composition is nickel and not silver. I thought I might have lucked into...
Any insight as to the double date? Why 1952 2002? Allen
You never can tell what will come your way. I was at Micky D's getting lunch and I received this dime in change. I know the pictures are not...
Ultimately everyone has a different passion about coins. And that passion can change over time as mine has over the years. I started collecting...
I say if you like the coin for its own qualities, and can spare the dough, grab that sucker. Allen
I haven't been to banks to search rolls in quite a while, but yesterday I rolled 6 dollars in cents from my own hoard and found 6 wheaties. One of...
Nicely put! The Spartans had it right IMHO. Thanks for your sobering and mature input. Allen
You are correct, except that the government in its ultimate wisdom decided to produce and circulate silver quarters and dimes, (dated 1964),...
Sorry I took so long to respond to you. MS (Mint State) a condition, means the coin was never in circulation. There are various grades of MS,...
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