It looks totally legit. I can't make out the serial number, but if you google two dollar confederate bill and the serial number you should be able...
What a great piece of history, and congratulations! If you haven't already done so, read up on John Hull and the Boston mint and the...
Probably only the person who stamped it knew. Might have been a bored kid with some number stamps.
What do you mean "with wrong mint"?
I agree with you 100%, when I was a kid these were sold in souvenir shops at museums and historical sites, and this was long before the influx of...
If there is a copy mark it should be easy to see. There are tons of these around without the copy that were made before they needed to be marked....
The two that were listed for $74 didn't sell for that, they were best offer accepted but didn't say what it was. But without more info we really...
OK, the search I did only came up with three sold, One for 39.11 plus 6.95, one for 45.00 plus 2.50, and one for 63.00 plus 2.00. I never meant...
Certified proof 65 1955 halves are selling for less than $50 on ebay., so you may have overpayed unless yours actually grades higher.
Hobo has it right, that is exactly what ground found clad coins look like.
I see nothing to indicate it isn't genuine, and a darn nice one too. As Bedford stated, if it is a counterfeit it is a good one.
I like it too! The Britannia is one of my favorite colonials, made by one of the mints that also made counterfeit halfpence. Yours isn't very...
It is a 1787 RR13 also known as a "Britannia" variety. They were minted using a worn out counterfeit British halfpenny reverse die, the reverse...
Stick with the name brands, Fisher, Garrett, Minelab, Teknetics,Tesoro, Whites, and look for the features you want. You'll get brand...
Depends on what you mean by a waste of your time. It is an interresting hobby, that requires a lot of research and patience to do well. Will you...
I'd definitely have to go with S2. I believe I have seen this coin before, I have been shopping low grade 1793 cents for a while and remember...
It would be interesting to see the same people test a sampling of 1942 and 1944 cent composition.
It has some sort of bezel on it, probably from jewelry or a key ring. The bezel is the magnetic part, just a normal Lincoln cent.
I have been having the same debate with myself on how best to store some of my coins. One of the coins is a Chain cent, even though very low...
Does anyone have any experience with the various large cent albums available? The Dansco seems to delve deeper into varieties than I was looking...
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