Not a trick. My sister-in-law regularly checks the dumpster near her apartment and found these about a week ago: 1882-S Morgan and an 1892...
That’s what I thought as well…imo…Spark
That looks like an intentional mutilation. Need to see the edge for the small “clip”, but the large, straight cut does not jive with a true edge...
There is corrosion on the obverse: On the shoulder above VDB and next to the last T/TRUST. But the only things I can think of where metal is...
Looks like it has some sort of gunky residue on it or corrosion. Try soaking it in some warm distilled water and see if any of that gunk...
No. That is all circulation wear. And I’m revising my wear grade assessment to XF40. The tricky lips aside, the only (good) reason to keep this...
Saying it in gentlemanly fashion, it’s “minting” not “printing”. Currency is printed with ink. Coins are “struck” at the Mint ( even though the...
Lotta wear…affecting the lips…kinda like a snarl or a sneer. AU50-53, seems the same on both sides. Have you checked it for varieties?…imo…Spark
Yep. Same here, very sharp coin…nice details and worth a shot. Yes, cleaned but so many from the 19th Century are…as evidenced by Morgans....
@Randy Abercrombie …but you’re still in the game, Randy. Live and learn from mistakes but never stop playing the game. For that I gave you a...
The only thing I can think of is that they are brand new, and not been searched. New coins habitually show up immediately near the mints (except...
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