ok... and now you've made me really really look at it closely in that area. The black squiggly line was lint. The "dots" near Trust look very...
It was fuzz on the lens, I apologize. There is a small mark inside of the U and it is not raised. this is the mole on his face, not a pimple.
The pictures show it pretty much how it is. I can't find a mark on this coin. Very clean surfaces, but it IS a '95...
I love the idea of Type Sets. My suggestion is to buy a Capital Plastics Type set holder. you can display both sides of your coins without...
ok, here's the reverse. The angle is a little oblique so I could get the lighting and you could see the surfaces clearly.
here's another
I have seen many graders from photos on this forum, so I have a raw coin that a single point or two will make a huge difference in value and...
and then it would be confiscated!
this is purely MHO, but I think that if people start to collect Jeffersons then the values will go up, but currently there are more of these...
You're right and I am a bit embarrassed that I let my ego get the better of me. You, Mike and Ed are still around, there's Doug and probably a few...
you're right I sit corrected. It is the bible for US collectors. I assumed he was in the US, and the OP is not necessarily here. The RedBook...
Oddly after not finding anything in circulation for years, I found a silver war nickel (1943-P) and a Buffalo Nickel within two days of each other...
I'd say VF-30. The horn is almost complete.
A Guidebook To United States Coins is the bible of the coin collector. Not very good as a price guide, but an excellent reference for beginners....
snaz, whether or not people like your history, it is your history and is complete when you say it is. I think that in retrospect what got to me...
you can have an expert grade them and it will likely give you a good idea of what a coin is worth. What many have done is to learn about the coin...
actually besides bob, noone has mentioned manny (rodzm) and his 2009-P nickels in Puerto Rico
I didn't mean to taste of sour grapes, snaz. This has been a great thread and an interesting train of thought
and snaz, for the record, I thought that it was noteworthy that I was still here. I joined around the same time as Doug, and I am still here. I...
like a bad penny, Doug. You can't get rid of me!
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