Looks like damage and zinc rot.
:)
I didn't know that.
A rage penny
@Ryro a different "take" on one of your songs...I love Randy Newman BTW, he wrote the song [MEDIA]
Got one coming up tomorrow that says "silver coins".
Score!
Simple (ha ha), an uncirculated coin is a coin that shows no wear, no matter where it is found. Mint sets should show no wear if sealed, and...
Actually I don't particularly think it is my job to educate them. I mean if someone is selling a 1916 D Merc for $1.50, I'm gonna tell them. If...
Good purchase [IMG]
Me too
@expat is correct, but let me take a stab...pennies (or cents) without a mint mark are made in Philadelphia. Only certain years have the P mint...
Honestly, same with raw coins.
I think @dodo bird did it as a goof, their one and only post. That being said, so few people, look at their coins, it isn't much of a surprise.
Nice coins, depending on what you paid. Seems like they are most often over priced. "Oh, this coin is 100 years old, so it must be worth $100"
MS65
Shady dealers will undercut slabs also. Their price is no more fixed than raw coins. Information as to what you paid and their current value is...
Leaving information is a great idea (something I still have to do). Putting the coins in holders of some sort and listing them with their values...
Fun stuff!
Here's a start, pretty sure there is a more recent one, I'll let the mavens handle that:...
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