It's the manganese that oxidizes and turns gray. I let an open roll sit on my counter in some proximity to the plastic bag with my gold testing...
Yes and by-golly she IS a she!
No. But keep looking!
I bet that 1803 large cent was BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) when it was dropped but now it is BU (Beat Up)!
I put a side a bunch of 1999 and 2001 packs (times were better!) and held them 15 years. In retrospect, I should have spent them on American Gold...
There is nothing wrong with having that coin graded. I wouldn't do it because I would still have a silver dollar worth $26.00 but would have spent...
That 1979 is pretty cool. I don't think I've ever seen a die chipped that must at the date before. They are a fairly common error but usually much...
Now with the picture of it in the slab, I can see the color and luster. See how hard it is to grade from a photo???
I can not tell from the pic. Too washed out.
No go on the cents and dimes, IMHO. The nickels look great though. I don't believe you will see any Blakesley effect on multiple clips such as...
Some of the confusion with grading is in understanding what is meant by "Grading" In my youth, all grading was of the "technical" sort. The...
VF but a nice VF.
Funny. WingedLiberty and I had the same thought at the same moment but he beat me to the click by 60 seconds. Heh.
When all is said and done, it's still all just someone's opinion.
My father had a cigar box filled with odds and ends that he had saved from his years in the restaurant business. There were large cents, two $21/2...
Darn. I expected a pic of a hot chick.
Looks like a spooned coin to me. Don't know why anyone would start one with a dime though. Much too small.
Nice stuff. I sent an Indian $5 in once but just got a 3.
I have experimented with conserving coins for almost 40 years. I do pretty well now with every metal except for copper. I ruin 9 out of every 10...
I know my first impressions are usual correct and the afterthoughts less so.
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