For 50 bucks you could get a very nice mint state winged liberty dime. Or a real nice indian head cent. You could pick up a very nice certified...
That has got to be the largest mintmark I have ever seen.
The story is told of Abe that one day while riding the law circuit of Illinois he was stopped by a man who pointed a pistol at him and told him...
My guess is that someone in 1894 got that old cent and marked the event by marking the coin. From what I have read the demise of the large cents...
Lowest percentage of copper cents to date, 12% copper, when I started the count was usually between 25 and 30 percent. Has anyone else who pulls...
I would bet that coin could be bent back perfectly flat.
I think of the greysheet as more of a market report, those are the prices that dealers typically pay and what they want to sell for, hence the bid...
I wish you luck, by the way, I lost an Indian head penny in your area, if you find it there is a 5 dollar reward, you can tell it is mine because...
That is a real nice looking slq. I enjoyed reading about your experience at your first show. what a huge show to be your first one. I also like...
How do I decide? The old oracle at Delphi had an inscription that said "know thyself", well I must admit I have a lot to learn. The last show...
I have seen some pretty poor 1877's, I think the cheapest, for a dark corroded one that you could barely make out a date was 250.
A drink coaster. [IMG]
I usually add something to my collection/horde every week, usually copper cents from roll searching.
apmex was advertising in the cdn a while back that they were buying 1/10th oz eagles with a 5% premium.
sheeesh, I have three baby food jars of wheaties, I think we should send the guy one of those GO BIG OR GO HOME tee shirts.
That is pretty good to have a Dad thinking of you all the time.
I like it, but I like a whole bunch of other coins more
I have gotten cents, dimes and the gettysburgh quarter in circulation
Very well expressed!
There are paper conservators who have the expertise to remove that from its backing, I would first find out if the note is rare enough with demand...
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