It looks like someone has been circling the ends of their rolls before opening them.
I agree that Acetone is cleaning, but there are situations where Acetone is acceptable. There is no black/white rule, but rather each coin is...
Whether or not to use acetone? The answer will always vary with the coins. For Example, Proofs that I pull out of circulation, I use...
Just out of curiosity, what denomination was the roll you found it in. My oldest is a tie between a 1912 Wheat Cent and a 1912D Barber Half (in...
That's your dilema, registered can take quite some time to get to it's final destination. I almost freaked when I sent some error coins to ANACS...
I thought he was honest with the initial listing, but the response to someone actually bidding on it kind of confirms it.
Not just police, they are the town's DETECTIVES. Again, you have to feel sorry for the people of that town if they ever need to report a real...
Actually, they are $10 gold coins (½oz gold).
But the thing is that for this teenager, it's probably like a nightmare that never ends. Not only is he out a proof set (his fault for cracking...
I like that one clembo, I'm going to steal it.
For coolest overall, I vote for the silver proofs. I've searched over a ½ million dollars in halves so far and have only found 2 silver proofs...
For the error/variety, I vote for the 1988 cent as that takes one heck of an eye to catch.
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For the coolest pre-1920, I vote for the 2-cent piece as no-one would ever expect to find that in circulation.
For most valuable, I vote for the franklin.
Just a thought (and I dont'have a redbook in front of me), wasn't there a variety of the 79 SBA's that carried a premium (wide rim or narrow rim????)
Unbelievable, the Peoria newspaper posted a followup on this story (original story here http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=29165)....
I know this isn't my thread, but two comments to the posts above. 1. I don't believe the owner of the coin was trying to sell it, they were...
If anybody here ever wants to buy in bulk (100 +), silver dealers sell them in Vf and better for as little as $12 a piece. A buck more for...
2007 FIRST SPOUSE GLD PRF (TJ) 1 $429.95 $429.95 In stock and reserved No real value to add, just shouting for joy.
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