I won't... I will tell you that when my buddy found that crusty old two cent coin that I paid him two fine (cheap) cigars in trade for it..... Oh...
I hope you enjoy the read as much as I did. My eyes glazed over just a bit at some of the chemistry he discusses during the corrosion process, but...
Yes it is. When they look like that it's a fairly safe bet that it was either exposed to heat or chemicals. Cool coin to build a collection from...
Oh man @Eduard ..... How I would love to spend an afternoon with you at your coin desk.... That is an absolutely spectacular specimen.
I like your shoebox photo set up… A lot… What does the sheet of glass accomplish for you? Does it manage glare or something?
I was wondering.... Now that I backed away from my screen, I see it too.
Oh thanks for THAT earwrom.. LOL
I wish I would have photographed this... Just last week I was riding across the lake. I slowed for a kayaker and kept slowing and maneuvering to...
Well Russ.... You must have some psychic connection to my contests. First guess was dead on the mark. PM me your address and they will be in the...
Winter of 1865 General Sherman camped on the Broad River directly behind my old office and lobbed artillery at our states capitol. Many of the...
They pulled every description out on that one…. Still very worthwhile. That’s cool. I would like to have it just for that wonky label!
Oh no.... Those were released for circulation. People grabbed them up about as quick as they were released so you don't see them out very often at...
If I could turn 2k on a modern.... I would be taking the week off. That's just me. I too would take the money and run.
I thought the US mint did a good job with the 100 year commemorative reverses for these. Cool find.
I totally get it. My Merc dime book has a contemporary counterfeit 16-D plugging the hole while the genuine article is slabbed... I loathe empty...
My Whitman/Dansco collections are in a floor safe that I never get into because my knees are wrecked. My Merc dime collection is a book almost as...
I wish your enthusiasm was contagious. Manageable? Organized? The heck you say!:rolleyes:
This is the great thing about coin collecting. You can hold unimaginable history in your hands quite affordably….. No, there is little intrinsic...
Thanks, Ed
I am not a dedicated error collector, but the 55 DD cent was a childhood dream coin of mine so I now own the specimen below and I like to fully...
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