I always have a semi-recent copy of Gray sheet & a popular coin magazine with me. I want to see what dealers pay for coins, and I want to see...
Do people melt the coins (illegally) or just hang on to them?
If it's actually paint, some acetone might be able to take it off, but it's all conjecture until we see pics.
I've been on the fence about putting my 1959-1982 Lincolns in a jar. I know the copper is worth 2.5 cents or so, and is likely to go up with the...
I guess Colorado is an exception with our "make my day" law. If someone breaks in my house, I have a right to shoot them. Not that I would...
Congrats! Pristine set you got there.
that goes with the Jefferson Penny i saw the other day ...
The weight would be nice too. If it's missing a layer or has some other metal, the weight will be different. If it's plated (much most likely),...
Seam on the rim. That person was a pro, and that was not their first.
Kudos.
Also, in coop's pic, notice how the bust comes down in a point. Now look at the bust in 1863 Indian Head cents - and notice how distinctly...
Looks like N-3. can I see pics of the obv & rev?
The position of the 5 relative to the hair curl helps with die diagnostics, and it touched the curl on several dies that year.
This is either an N-2 or N-40, I can narrow it down & provide more detail with a scan of the full obverse and reverse.
I'm looking into this .... You don't think they use bird shot that has lead in it, do you? I really wouldn't that on my coins, that's as bad as...
How many of us would be willing to write the hotel a letter (one of those things you put in an envelope and put a stamp on and them drop it in an...
What a freakin waste of resources. Ostentatious is a word that comes to mind.
If the case is officially closed, now is the time to leave him negative feedback.
I think i see the seam on your coin. It's all the way around the outside of the reverse - look just to the outside of the word COLORADO, and all...
you should find a seam around the rim if a magnet was inserted inside it.
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