The Greysheet has it at $180 in VF and $210 in XF. I would probably get it graded just to make sure that it is authentic. Charlie
The Red Book isn't very clear on this. I weighed a couple from 1962-1981 with my scale, and they weigh 3.1 grams. Charlie
The doubling is on Liberty and In God We Trust. It has pretty strong doubling. Charlie
Sending it to PCGS would cost a lot. If you take it to a coin or jewelry shop, they should be able to weigh it for you. Charlie
This coin is listed on David Lawrence website in NGC AU-55. THIS IS A SCAM!!! Buyer anitacoin ( 714) Feb-05-06 07:59 8379071315...
I weighed a couple, and you are correct; a 1972 cent should weigh 3.1 grams. If your coin was a off-metal strike, it would be worth a lot....
Oops, my mistake, they did remove the tin in 1962.:o Charlie
Pre 1982 cents were made from 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. If you look on the high points of your coin, you can see how some of the toning...
Welcome to the forum, Marychain. There were 146,801,218 cents minted at the Philadelphia mint in 1910 so they are not rare. Charlie
I found this 1889-O Morgan dollar when I was Vam-hunting on Ebay. I don't have it in-hand yet, but it looks like a mis-aligned die error....
It looks like your coin might have some doubling on the 2 in the date. Does it look like that in hand? Charlie
Cents made before 1982 were made from bronze. Cents made after 1982 are made from copper plated zinc. Your coin looks like it has normal toning...
It looks like a planchet flaw(lamination) to me. Charlie
1853 Type 1 Silver Three Cent Piece XF+ = $60.00 $48.00 Twenty Cent Pieces 1875-S VG+/F+ = $125 $80-VG, $90-F 1875-S XF = $205 $155...
A good book for beginners is The Experts Guide To Collecting And Investing In Rare Coins by Q. David Bowers. Charlie
This looks like a fun contest. http://www.pcgs.com/2006CoinTrading.chtml What do you think? Charlie
Apmex is paying $60.20 a roll. Charlie
I have 5 of these that I found in UNC rolls that I got at a bank. Maybe they were all shipped to Ohio. Charlie
It was probably plated with something after it left the Mint. Charlie
VAM number Unique number assigned to each die combination of Morgan and Peace dollar known to the authors of The Complete Catalog and...
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