Wow. The bottle must have protected it all those years. The coin's in great condition! What a story!
nice 'n crusty!
A girlfriend who loves coins??? And not just a $10 lib in a bezel on a chain? My wife thinks coins are idiotic.
Great thread, Hobo! Interesting coinage and history lesson, thank you- and everyone else!
I guess it's cheap for a reason! That coin is so badly pockmarked I wouldn't want it near my other coins in case the pox is contagious!...
Hope it's not the 'poor man's DD'
A super idea, but I need to make some photos. might take a little while.
That is a really nice looking coin, and the cleaning appears to have been lightly done. Time will cover over the excessive brightness. At one...
Personally, I think the SLQ and Walker half are some of the best looking coins even when very worn.
Interestingly, the average daily wage of a Chinese urban worker is around $14.00 US!
Nice looking coin and imo either high AU or MS. Would look nice in a high end type set.
Hello Frank, thanks for your last post above. I really don't feel "slammed," I feel that you cleared things up for me about that coin. I expressed...
thanks Huntsman, the additional images are very helpful, I agree that the areas on the edge are from damage, because now I can see some bulging of...
I think they are a great group of coins. I also really like the silver half dollar obverse design, but they always sell for moon money. Congrats...
From the photos, I suspect it is a cast fake. The 'damage' on the rim appears to show a hole with a blob of metal inside it. If that is correct...
This character sold 3 coins, probably fake, to the same person for a total of $6,128.00; he also sold a dreadful fake 1893-s for $1,399.00 on Dec....
Hilarious post! Why not just tell him what car you drive and plate # so they can just roll you in the parking lot?
I was wondering if anyone had an opinion as to the details visible of the coin itself: ie, date, mintmark, surfaces, other attributes-- that would...
This specimen from China sold recently for almost $3,500. I don't know much about Morgans, but some people I know commented that there are...
It's my understanding that the older, PCI green holders were more trustworthy than the later gold ones. There might have been some slab storage...
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