Yes sir. As atcarroll said. That is the distinct signature of an overly aggressive coin crimping machine.
I'm looking forward to watching the coin roll hunting threads once the Great American Coin Hunt gets underway.
Oh man if we could only answer that question. As a stroke of dumb luck I had a small windfall in the 1990’s and spent every bit of it on gold...
Yeah..... Doesn’t win the award for most thoughtful question of the day. That’s for sure. Of course the mint announced the upcoming goodies....
Just got an email that the 2019 silver proof set being released next week will also include the free 2019-W cent. However it is now a reverse...
I'll just drop this in for consumption. My first take and the feel I still have is terminal toning left unaddressed for the better part of a century.
The way I see it, you preserved some history. You replaced it more change out of your pocket than the old Merc was likely worth and preserved her...
Welcome OP. Finding old coins in your pocket is exciting. Only thing is that when they are in the shape yours is in, they are face value coins. I...
Good question. I just purchased a proof set because I wanted the West Point cent. The set does include a Sacajawea dollar.
Nice little piece of American history there. Be aware you aren't able make offers to sell under the standard forum. Once you have been a member...
If you have a bit of time, you may consider putting them on the sale section here or something similar. Trading with one of us collecting nuts...
Those are some mighty handsome halves, Gunner. They rather melt my butter too!
It comes as part of the deal when you buy from them. They will include a return envelope. Simply return their coins and include a letter...
Last I remember he was training is Paris Island. That was a while ago and he may well be deployed somewhere now. He is a wealth of info on the pieces.
Ahh!!!! You are absolutely correct. My apologies for getting a bit crossed up on that one.
I wanted to ask him about the size. The label states that the coin is a Real. And that would make it silver dollar sized and would also be known...
That is way cool
That would be correct for a 1988. If the coin has no mintmark. It is not a proof coin.
If this helps, only San Francisco produced proof ASE's from 1986 until 1992. So to be a true proof ASE it has to display an "S" mintmark.
Mike Mezak built himself an empire hawking these things the entire run of the series. For a specified up front fee you would get the P, D, Proof...
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