Yep Stainless, I vote for the full wheat lines also. When I am looking at two wheat cents with the same year and mint, which are nearly identical...
Hi ZG, I still cannot figure out how to send a link from a sight. I typed 'Lincoln Centennial Coin' and the first hit was this:...
Thanks BizzyBill, you are right, no mint mark for Philadelphia before the war nickels. I appreciate the kudos BB. Hey Zeke, Even though I tend...
Blurry or not Spider, that is a great accomplishment! Congratulations!! :high5: jeankay
1938 P Jefferson A few weeks ago I bought two customer rolls of nickels from my bank. This Jefferson was the only real find in the two rolls. jeankay
Hey Tight Wad, Good picture considering the difficulty with using a loupe in front of a camera lense. I sure haven't had any luck with that....
You are not a real coin collector until you realize you do not have to tear apart 2X2s and leave the sharp edges of the staples exposed to ruin a...
Congratulations Rockdude! Very nice coin... I didn't think it possible to have so much ddr on a single coin. Is that a 'split serif' on the left...
I do not buy silver for investment purposes. However, I do have a substantial amount of sterling silver in the form of findings and chains, etc.,...
The albums help me keep better track of what I have and what I need to add. An important part of my collecting is to be able to brag about my...
Hey there Vess1, I wholeheartedly agree. The only reason I buy slabbed coins is if I cannot find a really nice raw one for my albums. Even at...
WOW! Collect89... that is far out the nicest 'V' I have ever seen. For sure, I would never crack that out of a slab. Great coin. jeankay
Hey AJ, Just what kind of vice should I be looking for? Hmmm... something to do with money, or other the other kind of vices. (sorry AJ and...
(((are usually great with the kids.))) You got that one right on! All the 'trouble' I have had with the coin dealer in our county... I can't...
Wow Hobo! That is probably the most elegant coin I have seen. Thanks for sharing your experience and photographs as these are the only way most...
Hey Lehigh96. That is a mighty fine collection anyway! It would be so lucky to have any of those coins in my album. Good work! jeankay
Hi Vess1, That must have been a lot of fun! Wore safety glasses? I know how tough it is to break those silly plastic prisons to free the...
The entire coin was super heavily encrusted with black corrosion, and I could barely see what denomination and year it was. When I retrieved the...
This was a common date and heavily encrusted copper IHC I used. The original idea was to see if the MS 70 could restore the coin by removing the...
hmmmm rzage, wonder if that is called artificial or natural toning? jeankay
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