111 year old "unopened rolls". From a flea market dealer. :rolleyes: Umm... yeah. Right. Smells shady. :shifty: Then again, if you can see...
OK, I guess I'll go with, "They neither darken nor delay".
Indeed! The old "buying World [or Ancient] Coins from a US coin dealer" can be a profitable endeavor sometimes. To illustrate that, here is an...
Aha. I did not know that.
Y'all's piles are impressive. :)
I do, but lack pictures of it presently. I got a pretty nice one as a gift from @kazuma78. Since it didn't cost me anything, I sent it off to...
No, this 17th century French jeton of "Sun King" Louis XIV (1643-1715) is neither ancient, nor even a coin, technically. It's just that I figured...
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India (Bengal, Malwa Sultanate): copper falus of Mahmud Shah II, AH 930 (1524 AD) [IMG] 16 mm square, 7.97 g. Interesting square coin of Mahmud...
Spain: copper 2-maravedis of Ferdinand V of Aragon & Isabella I of Castile, ca. 1474-1504 [ATTACH] Obverse: castle (symbol of Castile). Reverse:...
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1901 or Great Britain. [IMG]
That's pretty much what I said at the time! In fact, I think those were my exact words! Woke up my sleeping wife!
Common, but that one is, as you mention, pretty noticeable. Probably doesn't add any value, but it's got enough "cool" factor to be a keeper.
I can agree with that. If you ever sell it, however, I would recommend certification, to maximize your return.
I think it's gorgeous, and I'm a guy who's not all that much into Franklins (and when I do buy them, I prefer proofs to business strikes). That...
Exactly. And that's what eventually made the old ANACS net grade system obsolete. They were, I believe, attempting to assign a value a coin...
Grade? 63? That looks like a TPG photograph with a blank background. Definitely pro photography. Marks notwithstanding, that's a beautiful...
It's raw, but looks like a very nice (MS?) example? I'm not 100% sure on the color, but I think that's OK. Looks to have some slight woodgrain...
That and the 1922 "plain" are the only Lincoln cent date/mint combos I haven't owned. My 1914-D came from a lucky bulk bag find in 2006. It...
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