Your coin is well worn and worth around the $30 range, as a connection to your father I would consider it priceless though. I have a low grade...
I wish I could help you out more. There are only three or four genuine pieces known, and many many fakes. I hope yours is another real one, but...
If genuine it is a very rare pattern coin, however there are a great number of replicas out there.
An obverse picture is necessary to estimate value. Judging by the bulge in the center, there may be damage on the obverse? Seven dollars is fair...
I've been collecting colonials for years and could't tell you the grade on any of mine. I just don't grade them, I look at surfaces color and...
Sorry, I'll clarify! Some may consider the earliest US issues to have been minted in 1792, if you disregard the Fugios, but there were many...
Earlier American, 1640 - 1793.
9.5 inches is the diameter of the coil. Larger coils will go deeper, but are not so good in trashy areas because you may have several targets...
The absolute cheapest detector I would reccomend is the Tesoro Compadre at around $160. Unless you can find a used brand name one for your $100 I...
The 1854 looks like it may have corrosion and has been cleaned, but I would think a fair price regardless.
It is just corroded, I often find wheat cents like that. I think it just depends on the soil conditions it is in.
No need to have it authenticated, it is the real deal. It is a Maris 63-s variety. It is one of the more common varieties, but a nice coin....
Metal detectors just won't work that way, not even the most expensive detectors with all the bells and whistles.
Post a picture here and someone may be able to help.
Looks like a cud to me, a really large one though.
Is there supposed to be a picture?
It looks totally legit. I can't make out the serial number, but if you google two dollar confederate bill and the serial number you should be able...
What a great piece of history, and congratulations! If you haven't already done so, read up on John Hull and the Boston mint and the...
Probably only the person who stamped it knew. Might have been a bored kid with some number stamps.
What do you mean "with wrong mint"?
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