I try and find the fully struck III, the hard part is a full stike with the early die state. The depth of the details isn't as good as I would...
Thanks everyone. I have been wanting a gold dollar for some time now, and to get one with a lower mintage is a bonus. As for as the show goes,...
I picked up these two coins at the Nevada IA coin show over the weekend. I finally got a gold dollar, an 1887, mintage of 7500, and another...
They use corn as planchets!! :p
goofed I,ll post later.:whistle:
Show starts tomorow, anybody going? Onehawk, have you figured out when you will be there?
I was half asleep when I clicked this thread, when the pic of the III cent nickel came up I perked right up. That nickel has a great stike on the...
Have you tried the Numismaster website? here
Very true, but that's beside the point. :whistle:
The above coin is a nice design, I have always liked it. Nice looking girl.
I'm sure this is what he had in mind. ;)
Umm., I think that is KD.
We have a winner!!:thumb: (look up)
Really about anything but quarters. With halves you have a decent chance of finding silver and with Lincolns you can pull a few wheats (and look...
I think the pics are prety good. Your first attempts are better than most of my pics Ive been attempting for a few years. My biggest trouble is...
This thread reminds me of the new show on the discovery channel called Treasure Quest. I think the show is interesting and shows how carefull they...
Yes, it's like a big, "Don't try this at home" disclaimer.
I found a good site that goes throuh the process. click here
I do remember seeing something about soaking the silver coins in some kind of solution to remove all traces of salt to prevent the crumbling that...
Yep, you have a good start to a non collection. :D ;) Thanks for sharing.
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