I paid $95 to a dealer named Chris Young (a heck of a nice dude) @ FUN 2007. It's roughly XF, and I overpaid (happily). :)
Surprising grade. Headscratcher. Usually, that means we missed something. Maybe it was a scratch? Maybe it was lightened? Hmmm.....
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Wish I still did. I destroyed the evidence in a fit of anger. :( It was an album full of silver Roosies. One of the pages had real bad...
IMO, yes! What does this coin remind you of? [img] [img] :)
THanks for the background, Elbesaar. I was not aware of those details & what a great coin! :)
Hard to tell from one set of photos, but I'm leaning toward's G's take on the coin -- overdipped XF/AU liner coin.
I see nothing wrong with the coin in question, which appears to be envelope toning. Unfortunately, doctors can replicate this look. The TPGs...
Nice original coin Lugia. You don't see many coins like that any more. A dip and it's worth twice that (or more). Don't you dare! :)
Excellent coin for $0.10 and a nice avatar too! :) Congrats.
I might buy it only for the ability to see a counterfeit PCGS slab in hand (I have not yet). But it would have to be VERY cheap.
Anything circulated and post 1964. Take your pick.
p.s. that said, in my experience, children tend to like "odd" coins -- like a 2c, 3c, or other odd denominations.
If he likes state quarters, why not a barber or seated quarter?
lol Most of these threads turn out like this -- in the five + years on this and other forums I've read hundreds of these type threads, and I can...
p.s. the copper from those same jars didn't fare nearly as well.
I have a very similar story as your own, except it was my grandfather, and the rolls were dimes and quarters from the 40's and 50's -- which he...
I hope you don't think I'm that naive. ;)
Matt, That was my impression as well....Mike
Sell a few coins, but continue to add to my copper and type collections. This has been my goal for a few years now. I find it increasingly...
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