I've found that a pair of vice grips does the job regardless of how caked on the residue is.
1815, 1807, and then (to a lesser extent) 1820 are the key years...however, all dates are readily available if one has the cash.
Well, I've been specializing in them since 1970 so I think that they are OK.;) [IMG] [IMG]
In this (actually, most of the time) case you can definitely speak for me...[ATTACH]
2 questions... Why did you like the coins before before someone told you that they were cleaned? What about the coins themselves has changed...
Why would it matter? Once I decide that the coin is going to be mine it is not going to be in the slab--scratched or pristine--any longer than it...
and the most beautiful woman in the early United States... Ann Willing Bingham [IMG] [IMG]
Reminds me of what is probably the only 1828 half dime in existence. [IMG]
It is 112. Although I do like the 1811 I'm going to disagree with Physics-fan on the other two he posted...I actually prefer the OP's 1819 over...
550.00 A premium over most die marriages but not as much as most R-5s. Most Overton collectors don't collect by die state--only by marriage....
Not a bad coin at all. Good seller, too. If you can get it for under 200 I would say its a buyer.
Yes, there is at least one person on this forum who would turn down owning it even if I should win the lottery and be able to afford it.
115 appears to be right.
I don't personally believe this had anything to do with his termination, but for all you conspiracy theorists out there here is an interesting...
Double post again
Should it be illegal? Yes. Is it? No, the government has probably ceded its ability to prosecute due to the amount of time that has passed since...
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Always better to cherry pick yourself instead of having someone else do it.[ATTACH]
O-110... an earlier 110 [IMG] [IMG]
Placed a low-ball bid not expecting anything to come of it...Won anyway. Seller's pics in PCGS CAC holder. Still not real sure how an R-5+ (31...
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