A used car salesman, I presume ? Currently unemployed, perhaps ? :rolleyes: Thanks, bro. I got it for low 30 money and upgraded it. It's one of...
Either : a) typical of a worn 2c; WE is the first to go since it's high altitude or b) A RARE ERROR !!!!! Only on E-Bay !!!! Must bid...
After much deliberation :confused: :confused: :confused:, the esteemed "grading service" has determined this coin is, in fact, CIRCULATED. Glad...
... or a heavily lapped / reground die.
I suppose they've been dipped, but most have been at one time or another. I'm a little more concerned about the Morgan; it seems to have fine...
Oh yeah ! :thumb: We'll play "Dueling '95s" a little later on...
Here's my entry into the sweepstakes :
I checked this out on Amazon, and here's all I got : Whitman Coin Collecting: Starter Set errrr.... ummmm... anything which says...
As they say in the expensive restaurants... "If you have to ask, you can't afford it !" :D
Again, correct me if I'm wrong... but I would think something as complex as the decline of the Roman Empire cannot be traced to one simple thing...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the province of Parthia was a little farther east, over the mountains, in the modern day province of Parsia...
ROFL Sounds like the "executioners" did a little hoarding of their own ! ;)
I wonder how they defined hoarding ? Searching merchants at the border... they had had to have coins to make change and run the biz ! How could...
It's much more difficult to control humidity in an SDB (at least at my bank). Though locked securely, it's not as airtight as my safe. Putting...
"Upon further review..." Yes, by George, I think he's got it ! Close inspection reveals one lightning bolt. I think the die lapping / grinding /...
1807 Cohen-1 Breen-1 (only die marriage of the year). Low R.2, maybe R.1. Late die state IV. Here's what Breen says about Die State IV :...
Throw down some pics. Everyone is different on how much any given problem impacts a coin's value. Personally, polishing a coin ruins it for me.
ROFL ! That's a good one
...or more likely the dies have been lapped / reground. The first things to go are the shallowest features - letters, stems, berries, the ends of...
Good stuff ! Thanks. I'll take a closer look tonight.
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