Ouch! Agreed, would have been a nice coin. Don't know what the value would be with the damage, most collectors would pass on it.
I gotta get one! '59 Ford Galaxies are my favorite cars. I used to drive one to high school and have had two more since. Have one now waiting...
Vermont landscapes are one of my favorite coins of all times, and yours is a beauty. Thanks for sharing.
The 8 pointed stars on the reverse labels are the dead give away as a 15-Y. The obverse die crack helps ID too, especially on lower grade examples.
It is a 15-Y which I think is about a rarity 4. Looks like a pretty nice coin except for the reverse dig. I am not sure about the price, haven't...
If they are anything like the colonials I have found they aren't worth much! It depends on the soil conditions but the ones I find are toast!
Yes please keep us informed, that is an amazing find.
OK, I watched yr youtube video. Yours is definitely a cast replica, you can see the casting seam around the edge. Still a nice keepsake from...
This one is also a fake. These have been made in huge numbers over the years as souvenirs.
I don't see anything to dismiss either as a fake, unless those silverish spots on the Massachusetts are lead spots showing through on an...
Nice, I had to settle for a holed one!
Gallienus is right, dig less junk and you will dig less gold as well as deep old coins. I haven't found too much, a couple Connecticut coppers,...
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