the earliest numeric date that i have seen on a coin is from the early 1400s (around 1420).
congrats on your completion!!!
when baseball cards started to rely heavily on tpgs, the market fell out. it all became about the highest grade printed on the plastic. sadly, i...
this was a fun contest! thanks log potato! pm on the way...
the one on the left was given to my grandfather when he joined in the 1930s. he received the middle one some time later (before 1950). the silver...
ccc is not initials. the initials of the man who it was given to was hcg... my grandfather.
ratpack... just for you... my 3 mason coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
i was afraid you would say that... :( the owner died in 1950 so i can't exactly ask.
if you need the other side, let me know. [ATTACH]
i have one that has "3.m.m." on one line and "c.c.c." on the line under it. i understand the 3mm... what's the ccc? pm me if needed... i can post...
hey ratpack, are you the mason penny expert-type guy?
2 threads for one bad coin... sheesh!!!
13 more posters at 3am edt probably isn't going to happen right now. maybe in the later morning?? (after 10am)
oops... double post
don't do that, because then we'll get a bunch of ebay threads about someone selling a damaged coin for $250,000. like this one......
i'm right there with you. if coins could talk, just imagine the stories they could tell... it's probably the biggest part of collecting for me......
oh wow! i totally missed that. all i saw was the price. oops!!
my oldest? it's a trajan denarius. minted between 101-102 a.d. http://www.cointalk.com/t169340/
personally, i would buy an 1877 indian head cent, a 1909-s indian head cent, a edward i class 1b penny, a william i PAXS type penny, and a handful...
$190??? for bullion??? i'll pass...
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