Does anyone know why it would matter on coins this worn out??? I mean if it's that worn out and you would need to use harsh chemicals and a brass...
You must get a book, The Cherry Picker's Guild or search the web site CopperCoins, Coneca - there are many plus get and learn to use a loupe....
As I have said before and I'll say it again, "anyone investing in copper as any form of bullion is either mentally unstable or has to much time...
You may want to weigh it again because it would be 1 in 1000,000,000 that it's struck on a solid copper/bronze planchet. Do this get about 4...
I think Doug is correct about this one and that is it. God help us with this colusion. Talk about the "fox in the hen house"!!! I can only help...
It's not that hard to find in circulated condition and would generally only be desirable to Lincoln Cent specialists in higher MS condition. There...
9000 plus people know I collect coins and am a die variety specialist. If your going to be in the buisness you can do it no other way. "what are...
One more thing: If thinking about buying doubled dies on eBay never bid, (or buy) any with the decription worded as "double" die instead of...
CAC, ABC and jimmie cracked corn, it don't mean a thing to me. All it tells me is someone has spent a total of about $75 to $125 dollars getting...
It's not a doubled die, probably a die chip, metal shaving, clash or die gouge, someone hit the die or???? We see all kinds of things in 1950's...
That Lincoln is a nice "cud" very nice the others are very minor. To help answer many error coins had "old time" names before the modern minting...
Heres what you have and why you are having trouble with our opinions. This coin was struck from a strong (or newer) obv. die and a weak reverse...
This is great exactly what I was hoping for, great!!! The folks on CoinTalk are the greatest even when I dissagree with them - would I ever do...
That really is a nice die break! For new folks, this is what were looking for in errors. Coins that don't need to be magnified by 20 power to...
During the late 1990's to about 2004 I got mostly good deals and good coins say 9 time out of 10. That was with a wide cross-section of coins...
I just wanted to know if anyone else had that "ick" feeling regarding coins depicting the third reich as they collect them, look at them or keep...
It's either a Brass Cent (copper plated zinc cent left in wash/rinse/plating process to long) as can be further explained by goin to Ken Potter's...
I meant the "swastica" ot "third reich" I do this something wrong evertime when posting a pole no matter how much a try and "proof read" it....
Evertime I get to wanting or I buy a coin from Germany that has "Hitler" on it I get that sick kind of feeling and then don't really want it or...
Well, it would not be "out of the question" at all if the mint used proof dies for buisness strikes. They did through out history with dozens of...
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