Because the op never reads the responses to the threads he starts.
Bought this for way below silver value. A nice big coin: [IMG] [IMG]
1916 merc keychain: [IMG] [IMG]
I purchased this at the show yesterday. When I checked it out at home, I found a huge price difference between forvm's prices and ebay's prices....
In my opionion, I think they are just scratches and the coin may have been cleaned.
I spend far too much on my coins and paper money and I'm still envious of a nice Lincoln collection. It's the passion one puts into their...
$5-$15 Dealers retail them for about $10-$25
Try shooting with different angles of lighting and a bit more focus. On the computer screen, it's really hard to make out what you have.
Then they are just scratches. If the scratches were on the blanks, they would essentially disappear when the coin was struck.
Too hard to tell from the pics. It may be die polishing marks but it looks more like scratches. Die polishing marks appear raised on the surface...
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wrong thread.....sorry, had tears in my eyes from laughing.
So, now go get another one, search it, return it and get another one, search it, return it, and get another one...... This is how roll searching...
http://www.cointalk.com/t193984/
There was a discussion just recently about this: http://www.cointalk.com/t201750/ http://www.cointalk.com/t201859/ http://www.cointalk.com/t193669/
It was just a design change: "Slight differences appear on the half dollar throughout the years. A wide obverse rim appeared in 1971-1972, with...
A lot of plated cents were used as charms or on key chains. As to the exact reason the one's you've posted were plated is anyone's guess.
Aren't we all.:)
I agree with some of the others..... buy copper wire.
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