@PennyRich ...nice find, but, here’s a challenge for you: ...Is it a large date or a small date? (CLUE: go to lincolncentresource.com)...Spark
@PennyRich ...the ridge ring is a hallmark of any overused die for lots of dates. Zincolns do not have a monopoly on ridge rings but they are so...
That is the backward letters ERTY/LIBERTY. My guess is there was another cent under the target cent and the letters transferred during the...
@Alexis Latin coins ...Welcome to Coin Talk. It’s best to start a new thread with pictures so we can properly assess your coin . and, when you...
Go to VAM World and research. Almost every Morgan or Peace dollar have a VAM assigned...a normal die pair with no extra attributes usually gets...
Definitely suspicious...no luster...looks cast maybe...imo...Spark
...eenie...beenie...chili beanie....my crystal ball reveals this vf35 ‘83-D quarter will be worth 30 cents when it is 80 yo in the year...
..it is true the coins won’t matter after he no longer owns them, but everything else he has remains a hostage to his dangerous, harmful...
Just a normal, worn quarter with some die deterioration, not a rpm, contact mark across it. If you suspect doubling, tell us where, don’t make us...
An acetone bath to remove organic grime won’t hurt them nor render them “cleaned”. The problem is improperly cleaning because you don’t know what...
...you might try testing your scale for calibration. You also have to understand that the copper alloy sheets the wheats were punched out of...
1984-D, split plating...Spark
True, to a certain extent. But, nowadays, you can still find varieties and errors in modern pocket change...extra thick lettering and numbers,...
@coinup @AuldFartte @SchwaVB57 ....and anyone else... DO NOT use ketchup on copper. As noted previously in this thread, ketchup is an acidic...
I see what you mean...it is worn more than I thought...Spark
Your 1914 wheat looks to be vg8, $1.75 listed at NGC. The ‘14-D is the scarce one, but you prove older coins still can be found from pocket...
...it’s okay to use tweezers, just not metal ones. Plastic ones will not put scratch marks on your coins. Also, wooden spudgers and toothpicks...
IMO...that cent looks close to AU50. NGC lists it at $135.00 ...it would easily sell for $100-125 at auction. Personally, if I owned it, I...
...whereas, based on the half-life of a cesium atom (the Naval Observatory Atomic Clock)...it’s close enough for govt. work, but with my luck it...
..it’s called “split plate doubling”...Spark @Kentucky ...sorry, man...I posted 3 microseconds after you...
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