That is a fake. looks way to "bumpy" to be real. walk away from that.
if you are thinking about staying with the hobby you can get a " coin red book" 2022 is out already someone mentioned in here. Most bookstores...
I can tell you first hand it's pretty high dollar to get one graded. I just sent in a dime to PCGS $59.00 Fee + $69.00 to Join + $20.00 for...
wow nice display
nice looking coin don't look cleaned IMO sorry about the "ding" in the hair though
fun finding wheaties like this isn't it? Keep looking , you never know what you'll find. I look at local Flea mkts too. Sometimes they don't know...
you didn't "mess up" you are just learning. we ALL are still learning to some degree.
gotta think of the diabetics in the bank. Perhaps a fruit selection wouldn't leave anyone out.
I sometimes use EDIT (Paint) to down size my pictures when I see 100% and I want smaller I type in 33% (or 50%) then choose JPG and it's Lots...
Here's ONE one my many dumb things. I put a 1938 cent on a gas burner on the cooking stove (my mom was outside) and I wanted to see what extreme...
a "cleaned coin" is always labeled as such to my understanding. Some collectors won't touch a "cleaned coin".
I have no clue how many Wheatie Cents I sat on edge to shoot with a B-B gun and put lil round pings in them. Now I picture 1909 S V.D.B. being one...
so it was YOU I bought that Coin from??? (just kidding)
I guess most every "early childhood collector of coins used the eraser trick" I know I did. I don't have any of those copper cents now, kinda wish...
GREAT, post your treasure and let us see it.
I'll have to fully agree with all of the above. But keep looking, you'll find something.
might just want to spend this one if you can get something for a Penny, good luck on that
are you kidding me? same coin? WOW!!
now that was funny!!!
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