String or thin leather cord or maybe a thin wire to prevent loss. The frontier was continually being pushed West and it was rugged and dangerous....
Ed, I believe that is a 1916-S in about G4/G6 condition…Spark
Don’t smelt them. Sell them in small lots of 10 or 20. At $11.50 ea. that would be $115 or $230 per lot of 10/20. This would be most sensible...
I agree with both Randy and Ed. They don’t name the town and they don’t show the coin. It’s just blog-tripe. Any JFK mule or unicorn (as...
The second coin I zeroed in on back on April 28. [ATTACH] I was surprised during a closer look at home to see it has a slight MAD going on. I...
I agree with @Randy Abercrombie these 2 coins deserve flips or capsules at the least. “Junk” silver, or in your terms : smelter bait, usually...
Looks like it had a session with a buffing wheel…or a polishing gone way wrong.
“Pre” supposes something wrong with the planchet before the Mint uses it. Contractors make them for the Mint. This one has all the hallmarks...
Looks like PMD across the board to me. Too much damage for any value to remain.
No. Die deterioration is damage to the die, probably several hundred or more were produced before the die was replaced. It is a common error and...
Edge lettering orientation. Position A= edge lettering readable when the reverse (5F and shield) faces up. Position B= edge lettering readable...
Sal, you are not mistaken. That is indeed the less common type 2 mint mark for 1981. I just researched this for a ‘81 Proof Set I am gifting my...
MS63 lists for $5.00 USD. The proof is KM #1017a and same composition. But even though the proof isn’t silver, it still lists for $50.00 USD....
The Red Book is your friend. Knowing that mint marks were continued on the obverse starting in 1980 it follows that you see a Roosevelt from ‘82...
Business Strike 1982 No P. An AU50 lists at NGC for $100. Not sure if it is the “weak strike” variety.
Your post is the first time seeing this issue. Rather a good one. Back in 2014 or so I ran across some uncirculated 2012 Canadian cents. Being...
I think the obverse is better than VG, more like F12-15 …but the reverse is way better, maybe VF35. Look at the lines on the Eagle shield!…and I...
I do take your comment the right way…as constructive and informative. This one was the better of 2 in the display case. Out of 300 coins in the...
I went looking for a Flying Eagle cent but found this instead. It's my first and only Shield Nickel. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I paid the current FMV...
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