Nice representations. I may have made the correct call on this one.
I was ready to throw this one in the junk bin because I couldn't find anything to indicate what it was. But, I kept after it. Soaking and lightly...
Remember, the WW II 1943 Wheat Cents were made of steel. A lot of people refer to them as silver in color.
@jamor1960 Here is a link to the entire process from start to finish. On one page there is a list of the contents of one book. And, the pictures...
A long time ago I was buying 20 Mint Sets every year. Each grandchild got one on Christmas. So most of the grandkids have one for every year of...
Welcome to CT. I hope your daughter stays interested. We have 13 grand kids and 20 great grand kids. I made them all family tree type sets. It was...
I had a similar start. My aunt gave me an 1885 nickel when I was 5. That was 72 years ago. The big difference was that all we had in our change...
Which way did you flip it - side to side or top to bottom? I don't know what "straight over" means.
The father of a friend of mine bought a ton of that kind of stuff from the carnival barkers and snake oil salesmen on late night TV, made by those...
No, I consider it damaged. It might be a collectable token, but not a coin.
Very scary. I have 4 grand children and 6 great grand children up in the Vacaville area.
Why would anyone pay to have one of these slabbed?
Thanks. I'm 77 years old and not in this for profit. And I now understand how there can be some terminology issues between current and ancient. I...
Here is one of mine. It looks smaller compared to yours. [ATTACH]
Well, it is special to me.
"...but that one is in no way worthy of extraordinary treatment..." Doesn't the fact that it is posted on Wildwinds as an R4 make it a bit worthy...
In 1962 the USAF gave me a check for 40 cents. I still have it. I may dig it out and post it.
@ZoidMeister How was it that your family got interested in currency? My aunt got me started on collecting when I was 5 (1948). She gave me an...
Thanks for the feedback.
Happy Birthday @longnine009
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