I have been needing to get some of these. I have the book, just no coins yet. :(
That is a very neat coin. The Telesphoros on the reverse looks a bit kreepy. (That K was intentional ;))
Ah, okay. Your second coin shows exactly what original copper should look like.
No, but it does have a bunch of scratches on the reverse.
Decrease in value by about half.
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Yup. Cleaned. The orange and multicolor surfaces give it away. And your coin is an N-5. (Having a PDF of Newcomb's book is very helpful. :shame:)...
You'd be surprised. People pay a lot more (and dealers ask a lot more) for slabbed coins for the sake that they are slabbed. There is a false...
Banker's mark. I like the banker's marks. They give the coin character (it was actually used) and makes them cheaper. :happy:
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