I agree with the love for the coin, but disagree on no value. This is a great looking coin. Full of history and surviving features. It may be a...
I was saying anything would have been better than what they ended up using. Aluminum would be fine, some countries continue to produce coinage of...
Ker-riminy sakes! Wampum beads would have been better. Tortoise shell. Plastic. Cardboard. Ceramic. Dessicated orange peel. Almost any...
Zincolns were not created for longevity. Inferior materials lead to inferior coins.
Well explained. We all can focus on the coins’ details now instead of guessing. That said, the previous answers of MD and die deterioration were...
Full images of both sides, please, and ask specific questions. What do you suspect?
That chart has known inaccuracies. Use a Yeoman Red Book instead.
No need to feel foolish, we all have brain farts now and again. What I remember, in 1965, when I got my first clad dime was that it was from...
Fairly certain you meant San Francisco. There was never a mint in Sacramento.
KM #800, sterling silver (.925), 26.547 million minted, the commonest coin of the series, and yeah…probably only melt value in that condition. Go...
Yes.
@BronzeAge If you had a Red Book you could have learned that this date was one of 3 years that had no mint mark as it was the 3rd year of...
NumisMedia/Fair Market Value lists XF40 at $156.00 USD. Slab it and you add fees, insurance and shipping before you sell (if that’s your plan)....
Very nice! I have one too, a AU55 that has a lot of character as well. I would post it but it is currently inaccessible (SDB). Growing up in...
@jim a baranak …here’s some advice for the future: When you find a coin with this level of severe wear, it will be very difficult to determine...
None of the extra metal touches the rim so not a cud. Heavy wear minimizes numismatic interest and corresponding inherent value. Theory: The...
NOPE!… all the letters are there. What you have is worn-down flattened letters from excessive circulation. The rims appear almost intact, dryer...
I see a stain and wear, not certain if heat related. I mean, really, what can you expect after 107 years?
@Seattlite86 …just in case you missed this part.
@lordmarcovan …I apologize, but I was trying to clarify the acronym. I honestly hope I didn’t offend anyone, and if you say it’s too close then I...
Separate names with a comma.
