Until you pointed out the missing parts on Monticello, I would have also said it was just worn from looking at the letters. This is most curious....
Found on public, .gov, or my land: Tell nobody except my wife and come back with the metal detector. Found on private land (assume I have...
I love these threads, first time posting in one. I thought die polish, too. But there is something going on at the bottom of the O. It *looks*...
Nice find! The first rule is do not clean coins. This is a catch-all answer to prevent costly mistakes as some people think cleaning involves a...
Maybe I am just a cynic, but here goes. We went from specie, to certificates backed by specie, to banknotes kind of backed by specie, to banknotes...
^ Reminds me of another one. I sold some of my childhood coins along with other things when I needed some extra cash to buy a Camaro, a '91 RS...
This one has to be up there. Picture lifted from Numista, not my coin. [ATTACH] Honorable mention, kinda... it's more tasteless than beautiful:...
^ what these guys said. 1957 notes need to be very high grade to be worth more than a few bucks over face, unless the serial number is...
Just got this one in change at the 7-11 today. [IMG] … Well, no. I've posted it once before. I bought this in 1999. I had saved up a lot of lawn...
I'm not big on errors - I have a few and do look for them in my change. But I see a couple reasons to like them: 1. They bring specific parts of...
I'd personally keep it, and do keep these when I find them. It only costs a buck, and worst case keeping interesting notes is no different than...
SSS Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up Wait... coins. Let's make that Sort, Store, and Shut Up. Of course it would be different if I knew or had an...
Not the sea monkey water I hope! That would have been the "perfect" ending to this tale of woe! ;)
This looks like a cast souvenir coin made to mimic an old spanish coin, though usually those are marked "copy" to avoid them being used for...
A half-sovereign is an attractive coin. 22k, 0.1176 OzT in gold. It would probably run at or just under half of your budget. It might be a little...
Hi Peter, The 10 cent coin is neat due to being made of 64% silver. However, that's still under a buck at today's prices so you'll have to wait a...
This is infuriating. Absolutely disgusting. Words are inadequate to describe it. I would certainly be vocal about this. This blatant shirking of...
Oh but they did! The most sophisticated security feature ever implemented, in fact. They removed one reed from the coin's edge. What a shame,...
I do not mean to attack posters personally, but the amount of misinformation going around this board is a bit scary considering the money involved...
The AGE is .9167, the balance being copper and silver. That's a big enough difference to change the color. This is not a comparison of .9990 to .9999.
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