I just put the coin back under the scope and I did see any doubling. It appears to be more of a weak strike result then anything. I wish it was a...
Had a dream where I found rolls of them buried in the sand, all BU. that was two years ago and I still can't get the concept out of my head....
It is most likely a cent that someone has removed the copper plating from. In 1982 the US one cent was changed from 95% copper to a copper plated...
OOPS forgot to post the pics of the 1962D nickel.
I recently purchased a 1962 mint set from a local dealer and before I bought it I did notice there was something going on with the nickels from...
It is the luck of the draw. I sorted and rolled $45.00 worth of dimes that we saved up out of pocket change and found (1) 1964 in the bunch. I was...
This information is quite accurate. There is one company (TPG) that uses the term First Strike and yes they know that there is no way to prove...
When I started collecting I won't dream of breaking out any sets, proof or mint. Now I feel much differently. I no longer enjoy, actually I never...
Great Information Thanks GDJMSP for putting this story into the proper perspective, telling it straight. It is things like this that really...
I would like to know the bottom line to this 1963 proof story. Was the problem that PCGS over graded this coin or what? How could PCGS be...
I've got lucky and won one at our coin club drawing last week. It seems one of our members purchased a roll at the FUN show. I was surprised to...
Not quite like that. It looks as though someone cleaned or remove something that was there and that something left this behind as a result. I wish...
Hey Bruce your not alone by a long shot. I often ask myself why I can't seem to have a few hundred dollars on hand at all times inorder to...
I agree the price was right and I can live with the toning or what ever it is. It does appear that something unnatural has affected the surface,...
Thanks all for your input. I'd like to think that modern US coinage is everything from 1965 to date since most of these are still in circulation....
I often find myself in conversations about "Modern Coins" and it dawns on me that I am not really sure I know what constitutes a modern coin. What...
Boy do I ever what an Oregon Trail. Actually I would love to have several. I never seem to have the money on hand when one comes up for sale....
I got my hands on this proof cent. The price was right $5.00. There is a blemish on the field to the right of Lincoln. In hand the blemish has a...
I started my collecting craze with collecting SBA's because they were easily obtainable from the bank. After collecting several hundred I had...
Zane, I don't have any good advise for you but I'm with everyone else that is ready to help with voicing out right disgust with the way that...
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