I think if you rotate that obverse 45 degrees, you'll have his face looking right. I see the eye at the top and an ear at the bottom of the...
Those aren't the key- the Type 4 cent is- but they ARE the item that is sold out now. So not even I could put together a full set now, without those.
Yes, no more full sets available, since all of the Type 2 (Merc dimes) are gone now.
Five, so far. See the linked page.
The Buffalo still roam in the wild...
Yes, great photos. @robec does good work. That 1865 is a beauty!
Especially that 1866
Wow
Never seen one, no. That's amazing. Must've been a pretty high class organization to give those out. (Unless they were sold as family gifts?)
You got that 1866 from me? Funny, I now need one for my 7070 set.
They don't seem to get much respect, but I've always kinda liked 'em. Here's the one I bought this morning. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
@expat- you've got a LordM Type 1 there.
The Greeks are old enough that I could not give you something older from my giveaway stock, I'm afraid. Nice stuff, though. I like the Roman...
Since Lincoln's collar looks unaffected and the groove seems to go "underneath" the portrait and pick up again on the other side of him, it looks...
You were correct. It has indeed been polished.
Post it in the contest thread if you want to enter the drawing!
You’re not ineligible if your oldest coin is 157 AD. That’s newer than 242 BC.
Anyone whose oldest coin is later than 242 BC is eligible to win something even older than their oldest coin. Anyone whose oldest coin is earlier...
Post that in the contest thread, and you’ll be eligible to win something even older!
Just bumping this TTT, above the closed contests.
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