All the newer cents are struck with a highly corrosive zinc core. They have the life span of an M&M candy.
All business strikes that you will find in your change from the 60's, 70's & 80's that have no mint mark are struck at Philadelphia. They did not...
Now this is the most exciting release I ever seen from the mint. Bravo!!!!
Paddy is correct. Yours is one of the highest placements I ever seen. Certainly cool and interesting. No added value though.
Welcome to CT. Looking forward to your photo. It was common in those days to smooth one side of a coin. Cents being most common. And into the...
Well thought out post. And I like your conclusion. Makes me appreciate that my collecting started long before TPG’s. As a result, I’ll never be a...
I am so glad this old thread came up. This was one of the most enjoyable, humorous and informative reads I ever saw on CT.
One of my life’s regrets is that I loved to polish cents with an eraser as a youngster. The things we did before we all had personal I-gadgets and...
Apple cider vinegar is made for collard greens... Not cents!! And now that you posted the feds are all over ya!;)
I am like you. I came from the old school of collecting. Back before we had this TPG fever. I was out of the hobby for thirty years while I raised...
Yes sir! Disguises For Halloween! Halloween is Coming , Costume time ~ ( stay in rules) Avatar
I am all about re-living the history that lies in my coins. I certainly won't shun a coin that I desire if it has undergone a bath....... Not long...
No real gain in counter stamped cents. Anyone can do it. Just a fun aside to collecting is all.
For years I kept my coins in my safe. A safe that also happens to store my firearms. I had a stunning MS-64 SLQ that I noticed was having a...
OK... I went with Alice Coopers guillotine. [ATTACH]
Disconcerting to say the least..... I have my slabbed coins grouped together and have the slabs rubber banded together in my safe. I doubt that...
Counter stamps can be fun. Cool cents, Shrews.
I wouldn't be so anxious to part with them. Only reason cleaned coins are so taboo is due to the current state of collecting. If you like the...
My teenage image of myself is my costume.... If anybody finds any teenage photos of me fulfilling this image of myself. I'll shoot ya. [ATTACH]
I appreciate your enthusiasm. When you see things like this it is a good exercise to ask yourself.... There are a finite (limited) number of...
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