I started off pulling them from circulation as I found them....but after a couple hundred dollars or so I cashed in. Now I just pull the CT's as...
Post mint damage. The crack looks like a lamination issue common to older coins, but I could be wrong.
Too many fake micros for my blood. Pretty lookin coin though. Hope its the real deal :D
Was going to guess glue at first, but maybe someone was trying to gold leaf it. If so, you might have about $0.00001 worth of gold there ;)
Seeing some confussion here between Bison nickels (2005) and Buffalo/Indian Head nickels (1913 - 1938). Rolls of Buffalo nickels are still doing...
Thanks...and tols...I managed to grab another 5 rolls from the same source.....here's todays finds :D Kennedy 40% 1968 D x 1 Kennedy 90%...
In the spirit of further knowledge.....and I truely believe spliting hairs on definitions is part of that process.....it would be interesting just...
If you are lucky enough to have saved original unopened Fed/bank shotgun rolls...they routinely sell on ebay for $250 - $300 or more. But...
I'd go with Ebay too, dealers make a leaving by well...dealing. You'll get a portion under spot....at least 10% I'd guess, maybe more depending...
Put this in Kennedy halfs too...but I'm just bustin at the seams smiling about today's haul. Search $150 in halfs...found the following :D...
gonna have to take a closer look at the picture when I get home....but it doesn't look like a die chip to me....looks like a clash or I don't know...
Hmmm...gonna side with xeno on this one. Look at the wear....the mark itself has been affected, and has the same color and pixilation pattern of...
Well, found a bank that had recently ordered halfs from the Fed. Wish I had been able to grab the whole box, but they only let me get...
<Science=OFF>If one lincoln has verdigris on it (green fuzzy stuff) and you stick it next to another lincoln without it.....call it magic, but in...
So does that mean sandblasting is out??? Just kidding. We hear ya Moen, just some of us get the bug to experiment from time to time ;)
I looked again at your pictures and based on your updated description, I'd say its a die-clash. The shape is similar (best I can tell) to the...
Welcome to the Forum zap1111....aka lurker no more ;)
The most adventurous I've been....well on coins that I'd keep if I removed the junk on them, is grey electrical tape. It doesn't leave a black...
The pressing for the vault is definitely a must, but don't snub the "two coins"/loose coins.....that's how I got my mini-load last month ;) (see...
Pictures look pretty good actually....only need a little more lighting. Can't quite tell what you have though. If toned, it'll grab the...
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