Messydesk, thank you for the estimated coin grade, I appreciate it as trying to figure out grading seems so intricate at this point to me and on...
Yes, thank you HeavyCam, the Chapman proof is the one I was thinking of, it has that mark over the star. Here is what I found on the Heritage...
Not sure? The black stuff has round holes punch-liked throughout it. I just think it's interesting to speculate mostly :) I will put it back in...
Hi, I definitely don't think anyone is discouraging and I appreciate the opinions, I was just trying to explain my thought process on moving...
Chris, great comments, thank you! I never would've guessed the dark spots could be due to jewelry mounting? I did noticed them but thought maybe...
Hi, I would great to hear how you came to your determination (rims?) of "no chance at all"? Knowing the whys is constructive to learning if you're...
(Thank you) it appears that the second dot is evenly spaced between the D and B. I took the closest pic I could and turned it black and white so...
I appreciate the opinions and input, thank you! I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything obvious to someone else's trained eye, mainly due...
My first thoughts were similar. I thought the coin had sat in something and hardened over a long period when my dad was a boy, but then I got a...
I really appreciate all the information and direction received here. I will look into some of the suggestions further, but it's sounds like the...
Thank you for your input! I'm able to see the line on the obverse from Lincoln's jacket up to the RT in Liberty & the scratch lines in front of...
Hi, this is was in my dad's coin book collection. I noticed the bright shiny obverse so I removed it and found a strange fill type substance with...
Hello, This 1909 VDB Lincoln penny is part of a coin collection of my dad's from his childhood, that I'm slowly going through and getting...
Hi there, I'm new to this forum and this is only my second post. I'm not sure I'm uploading photos correctly so my apologies if so? I'm hoping...
Hi, I'm new to the forum as a participating member but have googled numerous times and landed here to view information over the recent months, but...
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