These are now called Municipal Trade Tokens and are a popular collectible. Most had mintages between about 6 and 20 thousand and survive fairly...
Great thread. I believe the peso is tough. Most examples I've seen are heavily worn.
Unless the base metal coins were selected for quality your loss might be a lot lower than you're thinking. Sure sentimental value is probably...
The P quarter looks great but may be a misaligned die so the top wouldn't be as well struck. There might be a little marking on it as well. I...
Many people don't realize this is an "American" coin (from an island between the US and Canada). It's surprisingly common compared to its mintage...
Aluminum coins have a surprisingly short shelf life. People tend to avoid setting them aside so these two facts can come together to make some...
Hey, there's a sign a couple miles out of Toto that actually say "Toto 2"!
I'm sure there are much larger collections of cents but the most impressive I've heard of is a guy who told me he had set aside a bag every year...
Most moderns and cu/ ni coins will fill the peripheral design last during the strike so the last thing to fill will be LIBERTY, hair braids and...
People miss the point about these coins and most moderns in general. The reality is far more rolls of '82 and '83 coins were saved than almost...
I enjoyed the paper as well. There are improvements that could be made in definitions and terminology and, perhaps, if the system is ever...
The coffee holds out all day but if you want cookies you have to arrive early.
Maybe we just need more interesting posts. That statement is directed at YOU! If you mean me it's an inside joke that would take 20 minutes to...
You might want to shop around a little. Private collectors can be very interested in some of these. You might get a deal that's contingent on...
He may have weird hair but at least he's not in bed with ramps. ;)
Yes. It's either FS or it's not. It's either 99% FS or it's not. The problem is there will always be "tweeners" AND differences of opinion....
Surely they tease the guys who collect modern Byzantine!
There's no standard definition for "full strike" for any coin in any series. Any definition should really be adjusted to reflect the specific...
1913 nickels come pretty well made and this one is much better than average. There's not a lot of what I see as strike weakness and the worst is...
I missed this post in 2011. Some of these can be ascertained but none appear in my records. I've always been inclined to chase these more by...
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