I was wondering that too. It almost looks raised based on the reflections in the photos. I also noticed what may be a die crack going through...
[IMG] Why a holed coin? http://www.cointalk.com/t203091/
You may ask why did I buy a holed coin? Well, it was actually intentional. I recently read an article on the history of the 1861-O half dollar and...
Nice job - thanks!
Yes! I have one, but need a picture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exonumia
How very true!
I agree with a lot that you said, and I do have some ancient coins 2 thousand years old. But, my heart is really with the US coins and history,...
I agree with that - why I tried 3 different Flying Eagles - but all were too big in diameter to fit properly. I think it's a problem with at least...
Thanks for the knife idea. I'll try that if I have any more problems, especially since I'll be getting into higher grade coins, and I don't want...
Thanks for the update. I gave up checking.
Sorry - I missed your post. I've looked at mine several times and can't see the diagonal line(s) you mentioned. Either I'm not seeing it or maybe...
In my case the Flying Eagle cent was the biggest problem. The 1849 large cent was tight, but wasn't anywhere near the problem that the FE was. Had...
Here's one of mine [IMG]
I too had to find a "gentle" way to pound the coins in the holder. Good thing they weren't my highest quality coins.
Detecto - I had the same problems with a Capital Plastics cents type set. The holes for the large cent and the Flying Eagle really weren't big...
I've made offers when I think the coin is priced too high. Most of the time my lower offer is accepted, or we agree on an in-between price.
I put a link to it back in post #3 :rolleyes:
Welcome to CT Ben! :welcome:
http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html How many collectors are there?
Nice find!
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