I wouldn't own a coin like this due to the damage. However, if these kind of altered coins were things that interested me then I'd probably think...
That's how they slabbed them on the Flinstones.
I think many or most of us older folks were in the same position as you are now at your age. There's nothing wrong with taking time off for other...
It was the Minnow. Thurston Howell III had them in his luggage.
More like PU:-)
Like the others said. I'm amazed at how many 1969-S DDO posts there have been this past year; it seems like once per month. Look at the other...
I sent in 3 1840's to NGC several months ago and this coin doesn't look much different than the 58 coin that came back.
When I lived in Oklahoma I observed a decent mix of ages at the shows I normally attended (Oklahoma state show in Oklahoma City and annual...
30 years of running have given me the hitch in my getty up:-)
I would give it a 64 grade; the obverse device mark would keep me from grading it higher. I once had one graded 66 and it looked much better with...
I went to my first coin show 45 years ago and I would have come to the same conclusion then that where are the younger collectors. Most of the...
I agree. I have a 1909 proof and your coin definitely is not one. That said, it's still a nice business strike.
Send it to get graded and slabbed; hopefully in mint state.
The mint is more concerned with adding to their catalog for profit.
I agree completely. I never use price guides when bidding on coins. I always use auction results from the main players. However, I try to...
My avatar is a radar image of one of the many tornadoes I encountered working at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Oklahoma. I'm fortunate...
Nice looking 1909 VDBs. The raccoons living in my neighborhood are not in the same condition:-)
I'd slab it have it listed in one of the signature auctions.
I can't watch any of those show since I don't own a MAGA hat:-/:-/
It was "demised".
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