Thanks, everyone. As usual, you've all been very informative.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I don't remember how I came into possession of this coin, it seems to have just appeared. Sorry for the lesser quality of the...
Your first instinct was correct, damage.
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Much too heavy, but I like the way you're thinking.
Yes, I'd keep it. I'd also get it into a sleeve and then put a book on top of it to try to flatten out the crease. Nice find!
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Nice clip.
Leave them in the 2x2s. Do not even think of cleaning them! The first thing you should do is to buy a copy of the Red Book....
Sometimes they make it just TOO easy, but I don't want a time-out.
Please, PLEASE!, buy a Red Book. If you have questions that the Red Book doesn't answer, then we'll be happy to help you. Don't wear out your welcome.
A great resource for wide/close AM information. http://www.lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html
You really should buy a copy of the Red Book of US coins, Jorge. It's not expensive and most, if not all, of your questions will be answered in...
In 1982, the US mint transitioned from from an alloy of 95% copper and 5% zinc to a 100% zinc core electroplated with a coating of 100% copper....
Even though I know little to nothing about those, that one looks fake to me. I think I see a casting seam, too.
It looks to me like it was sitting at the bottom of a glass of Coca-Cola. The citric acid will erode the pure copper core faster than the...
35 years of circulation.
You're going to really hate this one, Old Vet [IMG]
Lucky you! It IS worth something, just one cent, but still something.
What one silver dollar would buy in 1914, would cost silver $1.85 in 1964. Silver wasn't really as stable as people think.
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