The coin looks pretty baggy to me, and no, I wouldn't grade it MS-64. But it doesn't look like a cast counterfeit to me. It is a common date in...
I'm sure it's technically possible to do, but complex and expensive. And what value does it add?
Keep 'em in your study. That way, when you find yourself daydreaming about Gramps, you can easily get the coins out and spend a moment with his...
VF-30, 35ish.
I've never seen a bank wrapper that had been undone look as tight as this one. Yes, you have to be extremely careful, but given the seller has a...
I fear that what I am about to do is mostly reveal my rather jaundiced opinion of moderns, but in response to the original poster's question, I...
I think the numbers we've seen so far are close, with one significant exception, namely the 23-S. I grade them as follows: 16-D AG-3...
Sorry, but I don't think this would qualify. Unfortunately, I don't have a pic, but on the one I have, the 'D' is way less visible. I'd be...
I ran into tons of rotten zinc cents years ago when I was actively roll searching. I don't want to hi-jack this thread, but I am curious: How...
Yup. Outstanding post. Interesting, informative, and thorough!
The show was a blast, and meeting Charmy was a definite high point! Just as charming, warm, and positive as the persona she projects here,...
Nice post, Illini. Positive and constructive!
Of course EBay is in it for the money. They are a business, and a public company to boot. Don't worry. At the end of the day, Heritage and...
It helps to understand the physics and chemistry behind why the acid works on the nickel. Because the background of the date is itself raised...
Exactly!!!
In what year was the first coin issued by the US Govt.? What was it?
Btw, what are these coins made from? Do you know?
Extremely cool. I think that most of what we know today about Celtic culture comes from its remnants in Britanny and the British isles, as...
Sorry, TreasHunt, I hadn't seen that you had started to respond when I posted.
The question about what (particularly varieties) makes it in is the $64K one. The RedBook, along with a few other guides and the album...
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