Ancient, well-preserved shipwrecks have been found in the Mediterranean, buried in mud for ages. Upon excavation, coins have been discovered in...
Hey! Thought you'd already flounced out.
Oh, Don't give it away!!! Nowadays, the correct answer is: "... 'bout 10lbs!".
Is that something like a Henway?
Perhaps there was pressure to produce mintage, but with less up-to-date equipment and less of it?
Yes; at some point, those dies had to be getting pretty clapped-out. If you would like to acquire one that must be MS66+, i've got one available...
It's time for all of us to go through our jars of post-wheat copper pennies to see if we can find something similar. Heaven knows, when I find...
I was not convinced that it's a fake until the absence of tail feathers was noted; Good catch, Timewarp! Otherwise it resembled a circulated coin...
Mr. Rick, Don't bet the farm on that proposition. Lo, the coin you depict isn't missing anything... It has merely turned, .....brown.
Hi, Rob; I believe you've come across a clad coin which has turned brown. The cladding on a quarter or dime, which I believe is nickel, turns...
Uuhhhhhh or duuhhhh (you may choose); I don't see the link to show what you purchased; wait, now I do. Thanks. BTW; where do you come by coins...
I'm not a qualified evaluator, but i have seen some dreadfully hacked-up coins with MS numbers. This one is super clean to my untrained eye.
To me, both sides of this design are very well-executed. No attempt to make the bust more "photogenic". Heckuva coin!
Prickliness is a habit which can be overcome with sufficient attention. Paraphrasing Bela Lugosi, "Are vee not... numismatists?!"
72 Candareens?... Sounds like a fun coin. From where did the denomination come? When I was in Scouts, we used to have Camporee's and Candy Apple Red
C'mon, don't be lazy; read the guy's post. His story is thus encapsulated...
There are a couple of dealers on Ebay who take such bright, low-contrast pics that one cannot even make out a mint mark. I'm describing listings...
Your gut feeling seems right. The 1834 coin is evidently well-circulated, but what is even more evident; it just seems too clean for a coin that's...
Admirable haul!
Trumpet mouthpiece (less stalk). Nope; bugle mouthpiece is flatter, where you press your lips.
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