Your comments are thoughtful and deserve consideration. One possibility that should be examined is that the coin is fine but my photos stink....
I see only a minor ding on the sleeve and signs of a multi colored shiny luster. MS65.
A real dazzler. 1939-D Mercury. [ATTACH]
I admit I am surprised about the marks on the obverse on the face and under LIBERTY. I was going to say MS64. So congratulations - and we see how...
I grew up in northwest Ohio and Canadian coins were everywhere. I actually found a key date cent while coin roll hunting in the 1960’s. It turned...
So, all considered, you've only spent 27 cents?
The original post said any nickel composition is OK, so here is an 1886 3-cent nickel Proof. For some reason it's not graded as a cameo. Dunno...
New photographs. 1938-D Buffaloes. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The bottom one was acquired from @jtlee321, which implies that it is still worse than all...
New photograph. 1937-S Buffalo. [ATTACH]
New photographs. 1937-D Buffaloes. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
New photograph. 1937 Buffalo. This one has a couple of nasty looking tiny spots, but overall is a lovely coin. You just don't notice the...
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