Yes on environment. And on the second photo I can see it is a Philly. Still decent, but no miracle. Funny how in the 1st photo it looks like an S....
The Canadian 77 has the maple leaf and is smaller in size than the British new penny.
There are a number of varieties for the 1818. Yours appears to be "normal date". Where the first or the 2nd 8 is not small. I don't think this...
Looks like a mint mark, which would make this a very valuable coin. I can't really tell. Perhaps another clear photo of the mint mark area.
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Too many inferior Chinese made tools at HF. If that dime is MS (and IDK) it's in a 63 area and is prob only a very slight premium over melt.
Books can go "media mail", which is the lowest rate there is. But it probably doesn't allow for overseas. Media mail is slow and unreliable....
Canada has some nice large cents.
25 cents. Damage.
Wow nice ones.
1938-D is not a bad one and in that condition, 75 cents retail.
$100
After you have gone through a million dollars in coins, and realized you have given Coin Star $90,000 ($110,000 here) you may think differently.
3 cents each on the pennies. $1 on the dime.
There are lots of things that change the copper color to pink. Vinegar, hydrogen peroxide. Lemon juice and salt will clean copper very well, but...
In regards to the OP note: If the serial number and the seals are put on during the 3rd printing, why is the seal and signature blocked off but...
That's a really old Easter egg.
As far as zinc cents go this is one of the best I have ever seen.
That coin has been cleaned to death. Lincoln cents should not be pink. If it was a valuable coin, the cleaning has destroyed it.
Agree on the paint. I think if it sits in a small glass jar with acetone (and a lid) for a couple of days the paint should rinse off with water....
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