banny, These are privately minted silver "rounds" by companies such as Franklin Mint. They typically sell for $10-20 new.Here are some...
Esky..are you sure it wasn't the 1939 World's Fair? $14 is about right though.
You are probably aware of this already but I can no longer post or view pictures on the site...whazzzup?...or do smilies ((-:
Imagine that....a 1283 Lincoln penny:D
I have one or two ;)
I was just kidding about the cleaning.These coins have probably been this color for many centuries and I doubt they're in jeopardy.In fact,I LOVE...
fj, Any way you can post a photo? I'd love to see that quarter and I'm sure everyone else would too..
Thanks gx, OK,so that leads to my next question. It's obvious that the verdigris has done little or no harm to the first coin and in fact,seems...
Mine's dipped too...probably.
I have several ancient coins that are green in color from what I assume is normal copper oxidation (like on the Statue of Liberty).What is the...
I guess if you belong to this forum long enough,every topic comes up a number of times.This is the third "spooned coins" thread I've seen since I...
ALL-righty then! Danish it is and the Ebay guy was right...right?
I agree,the portrait matches and the style..HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!
That's a nice coin and hard to find in that kind of grade,which makes a good addition to a small cent collection.Like Speedy,I wanted one of these...
Cucumbor,that was my guess too but after going to the Wildwinds thumbnail page for Gothicus,every coin of his shows him with that long spiky...
Thanks Doug, Check out this description from New World Coins: "Mintmark-P or later a monogram PTSI (Potosi) which looks similar to a dollar...
I've heard that the U.S. dollar sign ($) was derived from the banners creating an "S" shape around the pillars on these reales.Anyone know if this...
I wonder how you know it was a 1943 steel CENT blank?
I must admit that I can also see the outline of a "3" there.That coin must be extremely worn down to have caused that recessed date to almost...
A few dings here and there but nice! Mine looks like someone threw rocks at her...that's NOT nice.
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