13 stars represent the original 13 states. Vermont, Kentucky and Tennessee represented by 14-16. Very nice dime collection! As a dime lover, I'm...
Absolutely natural. And a fine specimen indeed.
Just out of curiosity, how did the dates ever get hand stamped that low on the working dies? The bigger question, before or after the dentils?...
That's being generous. The first two have no way of checking the mint mark location for verification, the second you can not even see. The last...
The same thing occurs looking at some AU58 and MS60. Unless the price is too good to let slip by I usually hold out for the higher of the two...
Right on. But hey? Don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
I'm with the majority, AU50/55 details-cleaned.
Simplify things. Buy the coin you find most appealing for the series you're collecting. The grader and holder should be secondary unless you...
For me, copper on a white background seems to make them more eye appealing. Especially full red or toned varieties. Which is quite tricky...
I must agree to disagree with the vast majority extremely critical of the United States Mint. While those points have merit, and I as well become...
I love how the non-clad coinage retain their beauty even when worn. Nice pick up!
Way back in 1949, William Sheldon devised a grading system for large cents which expanded to all series. Known as the Sheldon Scale, the original...
That label makes me wanna put on my cameo and grab the shotgun!
Glad to see I did not offend anyone as that was not my intent. Obviously I'm not alone in not getting the logic. But hey, if that's what you like...
At the end of the year the mintage will wind up in the 20,000,000 range. Neither facility stamping a mint mark. Regular label selling for $50.00,...
While I understand the preference and subtle differences between third party graders I don't understand coins encapsulated as First Strike or...
Tried deleting this one once I noticed the topic typo. Oops.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/720797956/1973-us-lincoln-one-cent-total-mint?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search...
Nice consistency. Love 'em!
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