Always fun. Nice batch.
My brother and I found an 1886 in our backyard when we were just little guys. [ATTACH]
Not me. The only grade I use is eye appeal.
The graded one was made from a well-used die and is marked up more. Number 1
Fun times ahead. Good luck.
I learn more every year. With 14 grandkids and 21 great grandkids and 1 more (that I know of) due in May, it is tough for an old man to remember....
Fun reply, I love it. But you probably understand that it was the closest I could get to 321. And the grandson was born 1700 years later.
Many of you know that I have been using my accumulation to build type sets for my grandchildren and great grandchildren. After more than 2 dozen...
FWIW - what gives the coin and background that blue color? If you can control it you should try to keep it out.
Better idea, tell us what you see. The only thing I see is the grove made by a coin rolling machine.
I can't comment much on this since I can't see the details. If you want meaningful comments, you should take the coin out of the 2X2 as it takes a...
There are many threads on the Ancient forum discussing cleaning ancient coins. Try them.
You buy uncleaned ancient coins for the fun of cleaning them. For the fun of identifying and attributing them. You don't buy them to drive a...
That will not happen with a dirty ancient.
Right, I don't see any value added. They are just fun for some.
@expat I know the phone photos work very well. But I can't take a picture of a horse with one, let alone a coin. I have tried.
Looks like it could be a pre-cud. Look here: Lincoln Cent Pre Cuds; 1955 : Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com)
I tried some of the methods described here but am terrible at stacking tin cans. I have setup that costs about $50 total. I don't get publication...
Here is an 1843 P Half made from a shattered die. [ATTACH]
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