Coin collecting is not endangered but coin clubs and coin shows are seeing declines. Mostly due to the internet. IMHO.
The simple answer is no, not at all. Dave is correct. Common date, common grade.
For me it would affect my coin roll searching for Lincoln errors and varieties. But I would probably just migrate to nickels and dimes. For your...
The rim would be key to knowing. A Proof strike will have a nice, flat, squared rim and business strikes usually do not. This is because the proof...
Small world indeed. Nice to hear this and to meet you here. I really miss his older store before he renovated it. That and Montgomery Wards. Those...
Yes, at the Great Barrington Fair. Some guy from Springfield area purchased the grounds a long time ago with the intention of re-opening it with...
Not bidding but am ordering some more of his Palembang Tin Pitus coins.
Rick, paddyman and Fred are all spot on.
I would second Dave's advice.
I only saw one quick post recently, then he dropped off the radar again. Someone else mentioned he was having computer problems. Maybe that last...
Looking at you last post/photos it looks like a bunch of extra I's floating around in the field but it's not possible.
Did you know ZZ-Top and John Fogerty are on tour all year? The "Blues & Bayous Tour". That is AWESOME.
That is the designers initials just below the bust and above the date, normal.
I've heard the Lighthouse brand is pretty good. Try Wizard Coin Supply.
Yes to a very minor die crack at the wing. No to anything other than deterioration at the beak.
My girlfriend did a trick on her phone. I don't know how it works but she would take a picture and then some kind of search. It worked wonders...
Purely a guess, but would this be considered the "orange peel effect" of a deteriorated die?
The markets have been crazy lately. There's so much going on it's hard to keep up with. Brazil and Argentina are having a heck of a time...
@Nolan Workman might be able to help you with this. He does a lot with RPM's.
I've joked with him that he should have a theme song..."Hard Workin' Man" by Brooks & Dunn.
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