If it was a modified 63 or 68 then it would have a shield on the reverse. The shield was added to the reverse in 1860. Lou
Hagbardpork, welcome to the forum. The TV commercial that you may have seen is from the National Collectors Mint. The commercial states that they...
Indianhead, thank you for the contest! That's a very generous prize! Way to go Frank, congratulations on your price! That's a great way to start...
I'm not using any type of a fancy set up. All I have is a LED pocket light that's about the size of a quarter. I just point the light (hand held)...
Thanks Frank! My daughter got it as a Christmas gift along with some other coins from a dealers foreign coin box. Lou
I also have a QX 5. I use an external light source. Here' a pic I just taken at 60 X. Lou
Shilling with a large bust of a middle age Queen Victoria KM #774. As for the price my catalog is out dated but here's what the prices are, F...
Hi Frank, the second picture you posted is of a Real or 1 Real from 1807 #KM 81 mint mark Mo- Mexico City Mint - .903 silver, assayers initials...
Barber, thank you for your kind offer, but I think I'll pass.:smile Lou
Thanks for the comments.:smile Lou
There also a reference to the 1943 with a die scratch in Minting Varieties and Errors by Alan Herbert. It states "There is a similar die, with a...
I would say VF-30. Could you post a picture of the date, looks interesting. Lou
You always seem to find some great items. Keep posting them. Lou
I would say NGC graded the coin MS-64 BR. Very nice! Lou
Where my daughter work there was a retirement community near by and when they would get rolls from the bank for their daily cash transaction they...
Congratulations on the milestone indianhead! Count me in. Lou
You may want to try banks near retirement communities. The retries may have older coins that they have pulled from circulation (like silver coins)...
Well the pics didn't come out in the oder that I wanted but......... Lou
This Christmas I received four notes from my sister and brother in law. They thought I might like these notes. The first note is a 2 dollar 1953-B...
The 5 centavos coin pictured is made of copper nickle. The mint mark indicates that it was minted at the Manila mint (M). The Philippines was a US...
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