It has PMD (Post-Mint Damage), but it's not just PMD. It also has die deterioration due to over use of the dies (they made so many quarters this...
@WoodyWW, nice collection! However, the damage has been done; you can't hurt them (read: reduce their value) more significantly at this point....
The only thing I would add is that you should "spit" on it, adding your DNA to the nooks &...
I'm giving you a full "6 Stars" on these! :happy::singing:;): 6 - Who doesn't like Athena??? 5 & 2 - I have several French coins merely...
Actually, it has interesting features on both sides: Obverse - The Lincoln nose is prominent! Reverse - The shield is in the general form of a...
@Everett Guy uses one as his avatar. ;)
Yes, I think I posed that one about a month or 2 ago...thanks for remembering :D...I never know if these "jokes" have "staying...
We like shiny things! :D Did you hear about the guy who was so proud of his Peace dollar, he had it "bronzed"!...
If it wasn't for this phrase (or one similar), we would all have much lesser collections! :happy:;):D Nice specimen...good thing you ran into...
You wouldn't post this if it weren't true...:D:D:D...& your early pic proves it! :joyful: Btw, McDonalds is starting a spa business...it will be...
Any of You fellows (modern types) Getting Up Tomorrow at 9AM? Tomorrow?...what's so special about Thursday???...:D
They're keepers...evidence of real life in bygone days...:happy::D:cool:;)
Yeah, I think that was already generally accepted! :D No Swisher Sweets on this one...:p:joyful::joyful::joyful::singing: Isn't technology...
I used to have a commodities price list written on papyrus, from around that time...but I sold it on Etsy for an outrageous profit!...
Wow, some great stories here...:singing:... @Derrick Combs, thanks for starting this & for an excellent 1st story. :happy: I can't say what my...
Good point Doug! And I did bid with him again, but with much more care...he did have some nice specimens...but we're talking about US coinage...
I had the exact same thing happen to me several yrs ago, on a non-coin item. Told the seller I would pay my last "reasonable" bid (I think around...
Fascinating & enlightening article, especially: "...shared a philosophy with many of his fellow plotters, namely the enlightened,...
Both stores in my area (Dallas/Plano) have them, albeit, essentially only one bay; but it's impressive given the limitations! I got 2 currency...
You lie...you love it & you know it!!!! :D:p:joyful::joyful::joyful: Nice work; thanks for letting us in on your caper...;):singing:
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