[ATTACH] [ATTACH] After some research, I suspect it isn't gold. I found this coin and this statement on this webpage: The fourth specimen was...
I believe it is a one escudo of the viceroyalty of New Granada.
I suppose one reason I posted this was to get a confirmation that it really was gold, though it hadn't really occurred to me that it wasn't,...
Yes, that is my understanding.
I collect mainly American coins, but my uncle died and his daughter sent me 60 of his coins, 25 of which were foreign. Of the foreign coins I saw...
Okay. Thank you.
Hi, folks. I was hoping you could help me. I have an 1887 German pfenning with no visible mint mark. Actually, my understanding is that there...
Mercuries - I collected those and silver dollars when I was a paperboy in the 1960's.
Thanks.
I hope it is. I paid a tidy price for it.
I once posted a picture of my 1869 over 9 cent. Someone suggested it looked like it might be an 1869 over 69 - it was hard to tell. Here is the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this 1872 dollar Saturday. My Dansco type set is just one coin short (classic head cent) of being complete, now.
Thanks. I have an unusual collection, I guess, since I only have a few uncirculated coins, most of which are in my type set.
Most of those coins are uncirculated. How come?
Maybe I should mention it is early large cents in lower grades (G-4,VG-8,F-12) that I am referring to.
I only started collecting them a few years ago.
I suppose a lightly cleaned coin is a lot nicer to look at than one that is corroded, scratched, or nicked.
Yes, I'm sorry about that mistake.
Has the price of early large cents been skyrocketing during the last couple of years? If so, why?
Thanks for your advice, everybody, and I owe you an apology. I called the dealer and found out I was mistaken about the coin. It was an AU-50...
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