@Randy Abercrombie I would give you a "like" but I don't like it. Terrible news.
It looks like the coin and the capsule don't belong together. As I see it, that coin is MS Nothing. Am I missing something?
Without someone stating the date, I would never know what it is. The actual condition of the coin is masked by the darkened capsule it is in. The...
Nice focus Noah. I don't like slugs so I work on them from time to time. I work at them until I can recognize the coin. Then I go on-line and...
@Mad Stax Here is a link to a Featured Article that I posted sometime back. It talks about how I went about collecting....
Everything was out there. I even got a Twenty Cent Piece in change one day back in the 50's.
Sad, but I think it was cleaned.
Here are a couple of mine found in change. Of course it was probably 1950 when I found them. My collection is primarily coins found in change or...
Congrats CN
This was a totally encrusted slug when I started on it about 2 years ago. Thanks for the lead @Sulla80
I have a larger coin I need help with. It is 25 mm and weighs 8.80 g. It is very rough. I need to do more work after I find out what it is....
Agree.
Here is an 1830 from my collection for reference. [ATTACH]
Here is the one my aunt gave me from her jewelry box back in 1948. [ATTACH]
Wild guess says that it was gold plated and subsequently cleaned. Not unheard of for 1883 W/O Cents.
Very kind of you Joshua.
I'm very bad at guessing grades. That is a very nice coin. It is close in grade to the one I got in 1948 that started me on collecting.
When we were young talking was the primary mode of communication and passing of stories from one generation to the next. I get the same accusations.
I call that coin ugly.
That's what I would call a fun day, Ed.
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