Indeed. The Powers That Be always have their reasons. You (my fellow members) or I might not always agree with them- in fact, might not always...
Ditto.
Ahh, yes. I have a fondness for the ketos monster! :vamp::) Here's one from Akragas. I'd like to get a better one of this type someday, though...
I had one of those (a 1681). Nice AU+, maybe UNC, but raw- I never got around to submitting it. Nice coins. [ATTACH]
Nice Hogmouth!
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What @Mountain Man said. Yep. It's a woodie, all right. Some folks really like them. Personally, I'm a bit lukewarm- I find them interesting...
I guess with the dire coin shortage during the Civil War, certain shady entrepreneurs in the private sector came up with their own solutions!...
It doesn't look bad. It's just heavily worn. And yes, you should keep it. It should have more sentimental value to you than it would have...
It is. The 1874 is also a slightly less common date, with a mintage of 790,000 pieces, making it a bit scarcer than the higher-mintage coins from...
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Personally, I'd assess this one at the lower end of the G4 grade (but hovering near AG3 as @Lawtoad assessed it). Which makes it a $0.16 coin per...
I’d have contemplated keeping that 1829 in the OP for my personal collection, but I already have a nice circ which is an earlier date. (I like...
I’m philosophical about it. My collection has waxed and waned over the years; been burnt to the ground and risen anew from the ashes at least...
Oh, NOW you’re talkin’! :greedy::kiss:
A touch of PMD, I suspect. A small, localized hit on that digit.
Appears to have normal "coin" rotation. Thanks again for the attribution help.
I would imagine that there’s one particular case where the fake- being a contemporary counterfeit- is worth just as much if not more than the Real...
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