Another thing we (almost) have in common. I was headed down the fast track for COPD myself, when I quit smoking 4 years ago, but quit too late to...
Nah. No use in plugging the hole. It's part of the coin's history. Definitely use it as the start to a fun holey coin collection. :)
Been there, did that, got the T-shirt (literally). That was the last real detecting I did. Haven't found a piece of silver since, as I only went...
Definitely a keeper, then. Start yourself a holey coin hat! [IMG] "Holey" coins are a fun and affordable way to collect cool old stuff without...
PS- I'm glad you didn't say you dug this one, too, or I would have to hate you. LOL ;) PPS- I too am 54 (until December), and a former...
Normally I would avoid a harshly cleaned piece such as this, but that being said, considering the prices on Izzy quarters, for a hundred bucks,...
As-is, with the hole, it's only worth the melt value of the silver ($4.59 as I type this, deducting a tiny bit from that for the lost metal)....
That's OK, 'cause you've been really killin' it on the detector finds front. ;)
As to what you should "expect to get for it", that's up to some interpretation. What I see there looks like a coin with at least XF details,...
Don't worry about stopping it. The toning is a natural process, and a good thing, unless it goes black. Most of the silver in my detector finds...
Play from the borders of modern Italy. Italy (Venice): silver grosso of Antonio Venier, ca. 1382-1400 [IMG]
Rather handsomely worn, I think.
Neat. If those could talk, they'd have tales to tell, for sure.
1808 or Netherlands to me, then? We've seen some Dutch East India Company coins, so now how about the British East India Company? Here's an 1808...
I love those. I had a more affordable example on my formerly-famous hat, once upon a time. :) (Even holed, 'twas a nice coin to have. 10K...
Austria (Salzburg) 3-kreuzer, 1681, semi-prooflike AU-UNC. I never got around to sending this one off to PCGS or NGC. I wonder what the outcome...
I do, though not the 50-million mark. I've got the 10,000-mark, like @derkerlegand posted. Very impressive and large in hand, with nice shiny...
Simple toning/discoloration due to environmental damage. This one's a "spender", as-is.
Yep. 1945-D. Damaged. Heavily corroded. Would be worth a few cents undamaged, but is worth only face value (one cent) as-is.
1995-P example #1: damage. It got smashed. 1990-P: environmental damage. Discolored. 1995-P example #2: environmental damage, discolored, plus...
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