why no number with the AU grade ?
common date, not usually slabbed below mint state, probably the submitter thought it would get that grade and missed so now selling it.
looks awfully white.
Vf-35
is it any of these ? http://uspatterns.com/silverdollars.html
maybe a pattern ? I seem to vaguely recall a pattern like that, but don't know patterns very well.
I'd say an average looking AU This is one coin that you can't justify sending off to a TPG unless you are confident of a grade of MS-65 or better.
the rare upside lettering "error" http://newhaven.craigslist.org/clt/290744447.html You have to wade through collectibles to find anything....
You might just luck into something. Here's a random selection, coins look crappy http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/clt/304792008.html
You're ready to sell on ebay now !
possibly I don't buy the English fellows explanation. Wikipedia seems incomplete. I'm leaning to the analagy of an animal ( like a horse)...
No, I'm not
Have you ever seen a ring made from a silver coin ( usually a quarter or half), I guess they bang the edge with a spoon or something to mushroom...
brown shoe polish Just Kidding, don't use polish
That is a very unusual find, congratulations !
see the red text
I don't see the tail. http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/pen2.html
I read the Wiki stuff. A British friend tried to tell me its from their pennies, I don't quite buy that. Actually the first pennies had St...
not the explanation I got, as the term probably pre-dates US coinage itself.
I have an answer, lets see if you guys get the same answer.
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