You did well until you picked up the re-plated cents and gold plated set. I picked up a couple dozen gold plated sets from a dealer in N.H. at...
Anyone looking to buy a key like this, not in a slab, is looking for trouble.
What's up with that squared off rim?
Maybe from a vehicle change holder? That looks like some zinc from a cent that was bleeding. Probably had something spilled on it like soda at...
Looking pretty flat to me. DDD is my answer.
Well, what I thought was under the chin might be a remnant of a pillar turns out to be a scratch.
Outstanding!!
Oh noooo a 1917 overdate. ;) Maybe the color is nail polish?
Sorry to be repetitive, but both coins are damaged, and your friend is wrong. The 1974 is a spender and the 1927d is good for a filler but has not...
Yes, this also. Possibly something beneath the chin but it's hard to tell from my vantage point. I have seen a good many where the fields get...
Comparing to ebay offerings still up the first note is around $2.50 in this condition. Around $2.00 for the second note. And around $2.00 for the...
Yes to a clashed die. Not seeing something on the obverse also might mean the original clashing might not have been strong enough or it was caught...
Collectible if you like these, but no, not much value over face. Dealers "might" have these in their junk bins at @25-50 cents each as a sideline.
Interior die break/die chip.
Probably means a certain finish.
The Roosevelt dime had no mint marks from 1965-1979.
These types of holders with an easily opened snap lock feature were more of the average person's answer to putting together these sets. Plus, they...
I've sold that bridge many times over. LOL
People did this for birthday sets by year. Sometimes the coins were from mixed mints. Most dealers would use the correct coins in the set.
There was something sold when I was a kid, specifically to re-tone copper cents after they were cleaned. It was in the same family as Nic-a-date...
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