That is a wonderful find. I just hope the one Ole found and does not lose out on is the gripped edge variety. That one is big bucks in the guides.
It seems Ole is not quite sure if he is going to be able to keep it. Ole has been getting signed permissions from various land owners. Some tell...
Just an uneducated guess but this looks like a buried find. Possibly got hit with a farm implement at some point. (plow, harrow, etc.)
I search all hits. I have a double headed axe that an antique dealer told me was from approx. 1850's-1860's. Some nice old wagon wheel hubs and...
Yes, I've already told him he should have it conserved. No sense taking a chance because whatever variety it turns out to be is still very much...
Night all, I'll be back tomorrow.
My friend Ole Anderson has just found a 1797 Large Cent in Great Barrington, Ma. For those of you who do not know, there were 4 varieties (that I...
Absolutely damage. Sorry.
The dies for this year from San Fran took a beating, on both nickels and cents and often ended up with chips in the loops from deteriorating dies....
Speaking only for myself, I would not be comfortable with any chemicals as are in primers and finish paint anywhere near my coins.
All of the letters on Liberty show extra thickness, at least from your photo, with RTY showing the strongest. How do the designers initials on the...
The striations alone tell me this is all worn die issues.
I have to agree with @Paddy54 Lots of die polishing lines from a worn die.
I can't speak for these, but other companies did medal series similar to Shell, including Sunoco, which did medals and stamps.
Rim and field both took a hit. Not a die crack as @Cazador says.
I looked pretty closely and not seeing any blob of metal.
Another nice find and very easy to see.
Very nice. I spotted that almost the second the photo finished loading.
@gxseries Just to pick out one point. I ship globally but only if EBAY does the work through their Global Shipping program. No problems yet....
LOL...I AM the old guy down the street.
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