I'm not so sure my wife wouldn't spend them. :-O So I have a few back-up plans who will 'intervene'. :-)
When I CRHed a bit, I would find many dateless Buffalo. I would roll them and put them aside. At one point, I decided to do the pickling of the...
What you have here is a die in the Very Late Die State (VLDS). When you see the mushy devices and the evidence of the flow of material, you have...
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Randy - he is the @Collecting Nut after all! Nice perseverance CN!! I get a kick out of the many ways to piece together collections. I've seen...
@buddy16cat - I don't know if this helps as a reference, but I'm guessing that I probably paid around $200 for this. [ATTACH]
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On any significant purchase, I go to the local coin shop and look up the going rate for items (and if they have what I'm looking for). They have...
You and I are part of an elite first-timer's club: 2000 WAM
I'm very happy for you Laurie!! You have been diligent and now it's starting to pay you back!
Depends on if you are trying to buy one slabbed or not. I'm not aware of counterfeiting for the date/mm, but I'm sure it's possible. Buying an...
This one looks normal, but the best DDO for the year is the 1995 D - 1995-D 1C DDO FS-103, RD (Regular Strike) Lincoln Cent (Modern) - PCGS...
It is an exciting find...your hands must have been shaking when you took these pictures. LOL My first modern variety was the 2000 WAM. Fun find...
Fun when members get the chance to post those oldies. I don't search halves, but the last Franklins I snagged from the wild was back in 1985.
Looks like it but the photos are just out of focus enough not to confirm. Have a look at the markers here - 1950s1mm001 Die Variety Information -...
[ATTACH] Unfortunately, this picture was rushed and doesn't capture it fairly. A bit outside my budget at that time, but fun to see a grand...
Go to Cuds on Coins to identify your specimen - Lincoln Cent Die Breaks Called “BIE” : Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com) Look under BIE cents -...
Might be feeder finger damage.
You are likely right on the weight. A worn cent, doing its job 100+ years later. Kentucky is right about the coins...especially older ones....
Keeps the heart racing though!!
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