I am not usually a commemorative guy and bought this as a bullion purchase. Since I have owned the piece it has come to be one that I deeply...
Wait, wait, wait... Whose wife??
Time for your meds, Chris..
Lovely!! I am a big fan of these, though I do not consider myself an expert by any stretch. You are correct about the inscription on the reverse....
Eduard... The last show I went to I found several tables with 1794 cents that were so slick they were little more than copper slugs. They too were...
That was the ticket. Purchased the piece below dated 1518 for a meager $42.00 delivered. Suits my purpose perfectly. Thank you for the suggestion....
Thanks Furry!
I have a very good friend that is a lifetime student of the Protestant Reformation that began 1517 in Germany. I was thinking he might enjoy...
I do hope yours turns out to be authentic. There is a fellow named Daniel Sedwick who is the authority on these old Cobbs. You can Google his name...
Well, errors aren’t my area of expertise. I’ll let one of those guys jump in.
Welcome to the forum. The three cent nickel has been holed during its lifetime. It looks like someone tried to effect a repair and did a poor job...
I’ll preface my comments by saying I am NOT an expert! I have an interest in these pieces because I was fortunate to find one on the Carolina...
It’s a lovely cent to start a collection with.
Honestly, if I would have had CT in 1970 when I was excitedly plucking wheat cents from my lunch lady change, I am sure I would have posted every...
I enjoyed that short video. Wasn’t the New Orleans mint responsible for striking the few confederate halves we have in existence?
Coins like this can be magical in your hands. Image the history, wars and love stories that simple cent has been witness to during its lifetime....
Welcome to the forum. I too am an aged collector that has seen the ebbs and flows of the hobby. I have come to the rationale that the 16-D dime...
I don’t know how you could distinguish a scratched lens from a scratched coin based on a photo. And yes, if I were bidding on four figure coins I...
Goodness. Fellows certainly outdid yourselves....... @Melcha11, I welcome you to coin collecting. While it is true your cent is a common coin with...
The thing that marvels me about this thread is the variety of storage and display methods shown. Us coin nuts tend to store coins in some creative...
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