i agree, since a magnet stuck to it, i think it's a fake. plus, the date looks very strange. almost looks like it was tooled to say 1906.
24 500 1000 thanks for the contest!
it's a british penny from king george v's reign. the "dei gra," etc. is abbreviated latin. it translates to "george the fifth, by the grace of...
don't we all?? nice find!!!
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i have read that it was a mistake through slow communication between government departments. i wasn't there, so i can't say for certain. maybe it...
they DID mistakenly issue an export license for the farouk coin back in the late 1940s or early 1950s, i forget the date. and that "mistake" is...
point proven, i concede. my apologies. feel free to stone me now...
i haven't heard the controversy, can you please provide a link? i'm not doubting you thad, i'm just wanting to know if i am wasting my time by...
same here. i've never been asked about the contents outside of "is there anything liquid, perishable, fragile, flammable, etc.?" that includes...
i don't call it a "nickel," thank you very much! the proper name is cent, not penny. the british have pennies. do you call a "chevy" a "ford" or a...
how long left on the auction?
the chinese sell fake ones for that. you won't find an authentic one for that low.
what does this have to do with roll searching?????
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buy a slabbed AG3... pretty cheap for the coin (cheapest i've seen slabbed is $550), and guaranteed authentic.
question to the OP... where on a united states cent does it say "penny"??? find me one year, any year, from 1793-2011 where it says "penny" on it?...
thanks for the contest!! and congrats to slamster!!
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