What it looks like to me is that this might have been resting in the bottom of a cupholder in a car with other coins. Condensation from the...
The 1968 S is MD - you can spot MD right away in that it affects the date AND the mintmark. If this had be a doubled die, the mintmark would not...
Sounds like life got in the way. It does for us all, but glad you are carving out a bit of time for yourself.
Keep at it Pam! It'll be second nature before too long. Finding a 1970 S small date in the wild is extremely difficult. I've never found one in...
My suggestion: because it's harder to get coins these days, you may want to consider Variety Hunting. It slows the pace and improves the odds of...
A little too blurry on the date, and LIBERTY looks strong. I believe you have a LD there.
To your point, I had put together a couple of Jefferson folders ('38 thru 2015) and brought them to a local antique shop owned by a couple of...
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It's good to feel 'rich'. But reality eventually hits us.
I guess I always thought you were a bit older than you are. You've built up a nice body of knowledge for a young guy!
Great to see!! I'm glad everyone had some fun!
Hi Christine - I agree with our fellow enthusiasts. Tough to make out what you have there. Try passing the light through a filter. Also,...
Looks like someone's collection was dumped.
Well done!!
Some additional thoughts: probably a very late Struck Through example since a fair amount of the detail is recognizable, even the finer devices....
Agreed. Struck through a capped die. Nice find Sal!
Leave it as is. Stage is a less important factor, but fun when you are trying to collect the stages for a particular variety. If I had the other...
This thread had me thinking: I had accumulated a bunch of change from breaking bills the last few months, so although I've done the high-level...
Listen...you Ancient coin enthusiasts are amongst the most knowledgeable. It's fun reading along in your discussions.
It may be a damaged tool. Dropped perhaps at some point during the annealing process. Someone may have seen this phenomenon before and have an...
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