Well, for the period the OP is talking about, riding on a horse or in a wagon. I can see that getting old pretty quickly. Lack of modern medicine...
Thats a good idea about the nailclipper thing, but make sure to go at it from the side of the clipper, and be very, very careful.
AG Details, +1.
Looks legit to me.
This was a good question that I had never thought about, but wondered about once you asked it. I feel like they should go into the overall...
I would leave it alone, personally. I'm at least as anal as you are, but I wouldn't run the risk of messing up an Educational. If it were...
The Coiled Hair Stella is my favorite coin. Seen a flowing hair '79 once, back in 2010.
The '54 looks AU to me, but looks like it may have been cleaned (it's tough to tell from the photos). The '56 is EF/AU, and does not look cleaned....
Looks legit to me. Great grab for $5!
Nice small T1 National!
They never end up being a 'big hit', but do carry some premium. I wish she wore a watch more interesting than a Skagen, and would lay off the Botox.
'28B is by far the most valuable, followed by '28A, followed by '28 (Plain). Everything else is good, but doesn't come close to the scarcity of...
Yup. For the past couple of weeks, I've seen more '09A $100s than the '06 and earlier series notes. Many are sequential.
CoinTrackers is just an informational website, and don't sell or buy coins. That being said, the value estimates seem to even be above Redbook.
I think it's a nice group, and agree that none show evidence of cleaning. The '02 has some great luster. Sean, what makes you think they are...
So you're telling me I 'wasted' those 25 minutes? Jeez. Maybe I'll move to Switzerland so I have a chance to win.
Funkee, that beats the heck out of my '96 $1 Educationals. Can't believe how well yours faces up. Even though the better example of mine is a VF,...
Agree, these are pretty wicked. Glad you kept them.
Oh, man. A chance to play Tetris with collectible banknotes as a prize. I wish this happened more often.
65, $75.
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