Doug wins the "classiest pocket piece" award, though one is forced to silently question, "Why?" (If the reply is "Just because", well- OK, then-...
The Josh Tatum story has largely been debunked as myth nowadays, but it's fun, nonetheless. Cheech - in this case, ALL 1883 Shield nickels had...
Love your dig clusters like this, and as always, I'm impressed not only by the number of coins you find, but also the number of larger coins and...
Sounds like you two need to get together! ;)
Ooh, that's a cool reverse!
Not only is that an exceedingly sweet coin, but that animated GIF is an absolute @TIF classic, and one of my favorite "coin funnies"... ever. :p
As of this posting, I have temporarily listed these on eBay as fixed-price Buy-It-Now items, with a Make Offer feature. However, maybe on Sunday...
I'm a fan of the Indian cent in this particular pairing. The half has nice eye appeal for a 61, though.
I see my Secret Saturnalia victim - er- um - recipient posting again (doesn't seem to be online very much), but have not yet received any word...
Hey, it's nice having a European moderator online in the hours when most of the folks in the USA (myself excluded) are asleep. :)
There are a lot of variables. Some denominations circulate more heavily than others. To the extent that coins are used at all in the US these...
You'll need to post clear pictures if you want anyone to help you assess what you have, though.
No contest- the dime is awesome. :) And was cheaper. And is in slightly more reputable vintage plastic. Actually, it's a tough call. The 2c...
Mods=moderators. You posted this in the Ancient Coins forum, so I assumed you had ancient coins, with provenance dating back to the 1950s-1990s....
"Found" coins, continued. (I can do this for a quite some time.) ;) 12/15/2007 [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Yes, this sounds more realistic to me.
It's not necessarily new. I do not get that impression. Such abrasions on a copper-nickel coin like this could appear somewhat brighter than the...
I'm not sure what you mean by a "Provenance Certificate". Provenance is a record of past ownership, and if you have bills of sale or other...
I concur. The patterns you're seeing are almost certainly a result of the corrosion.
PS- Numismedia lists an undamaged 1883 Shield nickel for $61 in XF40 and $91 in AU50. I'd say the details grade on this piece falls somewhere in...
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