I agree with you, old copper is cooler than modern Junk Silver.
Wow!! Now that is some vibrant color on the 8 reale. I would be proud to own a coin like that.
Thanks, I paid under face for the 1803 large cent in the thumbnail in my last post. Of course I found it metal detecting though. That is the...
There is a huge amount of people who will buy pitted large cents from that time, obviously not for full value but still there is a market. People...
I don't own any gold coins except for an 1870 1/4 dollar Cal. coin. Most gold medalists will bite down on their metal after winning it as...
Not sure about cohen number. I have someone can help.
Your welcome, happy to help.
@Treashunt Here you go, no need to stand on your head now lol. Here is a better edited photo if it helps Bengal [ATTACH]
That is why I edited it, easier to view for the OP. I'm working on the back
I personally have never seen one. I think that you are right when you said that it was to check if it was real. As you may know, gold is soft so...
Post 1982 pennies are mainly due to bubbles under the plating, they are not the same as Lamination, they are just plating problems. In the 1980's...
@UnCommonCents Here is a better photo, not crooked. [ATTACH]
Nice coin, here is a fixed up photo.[ATTACH]
Value... $350 or so. Not sure about cohen number.
EF-40 details, surface pitting.
The impurities make pieces of the planchet peel off causing that error.
It is unrelated to plating or anything. It has do with gas being trapped in the planchet, the gas creates impurities in the planchet making the...
I think you did a good decision, I would only pay $1 about spot per coin in the lot.
1942s is a nice lamination error.
I never sell anything I find actually. I filled out my 50 state album before I really got interested in collecting. I still have it. Good luck...
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