Moms, what we do without 'em?!?
Hi Irish, welcome aboard. There's something about the coin that looks suspect to me. The mintmark in particular seems off. I'll defer to some of...
+1 You can't go wrong with an overdate large cent, love them!
Any 1921 will be attainable for a reasonable price, but I would also look at the date range 1880-1887 as these will be close to the price of an...
Thanks Peter, and to you as well!
Good Morning and Merry Christmas Larry. Here's my toned beauty: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Shaun
Good Morning and Merry Christmas everyone! My Santa got me a handsome looking 1964 proof set and a couple of older nickels. Thanks a million,...
Generally strike, wear, chatter all play a big part in determining mint state grades. It definitely takes practice but there are a few Morgan...
You're right Simon, good catch!
True to a point, the mirror finish proofs were indeed struck at the San Fran mint. The 40% that the other posters were talking about, not only...
It sure will, it was one of the first series I jumped into in my infancy. Just wait until you branch out your collecting habits into grade...
Ditto to what Simon had pointed out. For this era of coinage, it's typically referred to as Longacre Doubling and adds no significant value.
The mint rode those dies to death, especially in the latter part of the 50's and into the 60's. Which explains why full stepped nicks in that...
Great to hear from you Rick, the best to you as well!
Merry Christmas Greg, thanks for the outgoing message to a small yet humble paper community ;)
These appear like your traditional business strikes. Often times the mushy reverse (lack of any steps) are a tell-tale sign of a BS.
Personally, APMEX is a tremendous site for such a coin. Even with the stock photos, if I were in the market for a solid bullion graded coin with...
Here's my modest graded PCGS VF35 76. Suites me just fine! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Green has been known to push the envelope every once in a while lol.
I know you'd see it my way ;)
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