I would expect that all of the other coins will be basically white, but I would have to open it.
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[ATTACH] I started with a type set when I was a kid, but then inherited our family collection which was started somewhere in the late 1860s or...
Teletrade isn't going anywhere, David Lawrence is now owned by Stacks though.
Yes it does, and Tom really knows what he is talking about. If it were an all copper planchet, it would likely be a cent planchet and should...
Welcome to CT. As for the N, I'm going to guess from the reverse of a 1856 large cent.
Easy enough to make your own, but I've seen them go for about $150.
Has anybody calculated the mileage lately? Was wondering if it were catching up with my x-wife :)
Educate me ancient guys. Is the edge the result of the coin being struck while cold?
I've never won any of the lots that I bid on, but I have a few friends that buy things from time to time. They are pretty well respected, and I...
Say what you will about the green bean, but the proof is in the pudding. John Albanese is one of the most respected numismatist of all time and...
I should mention that I grade based on ANA standards which would certainly consider all of the coin as a basis for grading. If a Canadian comany...
XF coins will show a decent amount of wear only on the higher points where a VF coin will show some wear over most of the devices of the coin....
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It looks like a formerly encased coin. I don't have any images, but they were usually given as good luck pieces and were made out of aluminium.
This is usually against my religion to say, but I agree that cleaning would be the proper way to preserve this family heirloom. Clearly the coins...
I would call it VF-25, I couldn't speak to any variety though.
What is the medallion below the Washington quarter?
The coins are all in the terminal state of toning, so it wouldn't hurt to give them a dip whenever you are able to get the glue off. If you get...
This is just a throwback to the old dealer standards of averaging the grades of both sides of the coin. Today, it is considered proper to grade a...
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