Ughh...If I could just rinse the dirt off this would be so much easier. RESIST THE TEMPTATION!!!
Just to make things interesting, a spur like die chip began to emulate the previously punched in number 2 Please do not clean this coin, take it...
I'd be willing to bet Jr. robbed Dad's Whitman for a pack of baseball cards.
With the abraded obverse die as is, I don’t think this particular Jefferson will touch 67 at either service. The reverse is really nice and is 66+...
It’s not a foregone conclusion that Jefferson nickels are not looked upon like say a 1927-D Double Eagle with 3 panel experts…common coins are...
You have to remember that the graders do not ponder over Jefferson nickels like other rarer coins, it gets a cursory inspection and anointed a...
Take a straight edge, say a piece of paper, hold the edge on the upper portion of the 7....if you can see the top of the 1, 9 or 0 peeking above...
Holy Buffoonery Bat Man...buffed to a brilliant shine. Sentimental value.
If you hold your mouth just right and squint with one eye closed, you can make out what appears to be an "S" under the date in the last image...
Do I get a pat on the back then for reading this entire thread? Hint: Experts do not answer questions with out prior knowledge of the...
Denticles were originally intended to facilitate stacking, but when the mints went to the "closed collar" method of striking coins, they could...
Leadfoot, did you take that image of that 60 Frankie in some sort of sport stadium?
A few years ago, counter stamped coins were being sold as post mint damage...now because of the world wide web and the collaboration of a few...
I have been able to access through the main page at NCG, click on their tool bar, click NCG Research, then "Price Guide"
A 1989-D what?
When push comes to shove, is the Gov't going to take my Granny's gold tooth? [IMG] Granny also has caps with Lincoln, Elvis, Letterman, Woods &...
Anybody know if NGC has a standardized sealing method?? Plastic slabs are uniform in nature, 2 clam shell halves that fit together and are...
What if a curator for the museum switched out bogus coins for the real ones?
During this era of coin production, the Mint Marks were added to the dies by hand, via letter punch and hammer. What you have is probably...
Kill two birds with one stone...eat and ask for extra napkins to assist the toning the other Ike's?
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