Thanks for the review. I did stop in a coin shop in Gettysburg and picked up a 39.2-ee Connecticut, but there was just too much going on to make...
I was in Gettysburg for the weekend but didn't make it to the show. Anyone go? How was it?
They seem to be genuine to me, just very harshly cleaned.
Not unusual that it was removed from it's holder, many [if not most] colonial collectors prefer there coins unslabbed.
Hmmm, can't help with that one, really don't know.
When I was a kid I did a lot of that sort of thing, coins on railroad tracks, squeezing coins in vices, melting them, shooting with a .22. I...
Best pizza ever! I could go on endlessly about Gettysburg, very special place to me. Anything specifically you want to know, just give me a shout.
I have been a Civil War buff for as long as I have collected coins, about 45 years now. Gettysburg has always been a special place to me, first...
No, unfortunately it has just been damaged at some point. Keep looking though!
They are not coins at all, they are privately made collector pieces. Probably would have some value to a collector of such items but hard to...
First thing, check with your grandfather to see if you can go through it. Just because he has had it for a long time does not make it fair game....
Yeah, I think you are right, I expect you will just jet it back unidentified, that one is really rough. I just can't make anything out on the...
Try taking a nice smooth new piece of aluminum foil and make a rubbing of the coin. I have done this with lots of corroded metal detected copper...
Looking carefully, I see nothing except damage from being hit with another coin on top. The corresponding damage on the reverse would indicate...
It's all post mint damage, looks like it spent some time in a parking lot or road.
Welcome to cointalk. There is certainly nothing stupid in wanting to learn about coins! I don't see any errors in the picture, but it is not the...
As stated, no need to get it graded. The cleaning was not a good idea, original surfaces are preferred by collectors. It is a common date...
Unfortunately, if it is magnetic then it is definitely a fake. A genuine coin would be made of .890 silver and non magnetic.
I've always been fond of the Rosa Americanas. A twopence with nice bath metal color and smooth surfaces is a joy to behold.
Pictures aren't the best to determine grade. It might make VG, if so, retail value would be about 4.50. That might be a bit optimistic in the...
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