Very nice collection. Walking Liberty is one of my favorites.
Many of you know that I have collected coins for over 70 years. I have recently cut back on new issues because there are too many coming out. You...
I'm not much of an expert on that. But, they do differentiate between pre-cud and cud. If that section eventually breaks off the base metal will...
I hope you jest. I don't think they were damaged in the minting process.
I wish I knew what caused it. I didn't mean to cause any grief. They both look like they were pinched or struck. But, I can't see any way for it...
I have one with similar damage and had to think it out. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It might be an unlisted pre-cud. See the cuds attached. http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-cent-cuds-1983-2/ You can look at pre-cuds and cuds of 1983.
The more options you allow the more disparity there will be. We will end up arguing about which TPG is more accurate. This grading game has turned...
My son went from the Plymouth Rock to the brand new Carl Vinson. Big change for him or anyone. He was name Sailor of the Quarter on the first cruise.
Nice photos. My son was on LSD 29 USS Plymouth Rock when it was decommissioned.
Don't be too quick about that. The mint changes formats so often that the question may be very relative.
Here is a pre-cud RCD-1C-1955S-02R [ATTACH]
Here is one of my cuds. CU-5C-1975D-01 [ATTACH]
However, everyone please note that his last line confirms that he is "...getting pretty good at it..."
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Remember those days? We had to go to the library to get info on anything. I would stop at the book store and browse coin books like the red book...
Wow. I have a granddaughter born in 1986.
"...we didn't know they were rare, swapping duplicates, etc." That's how we grew our collections when I was very young. We had informal swap...
He was from a previous generation where people enjoyed being part of giving without looking like it was giving. I remember the man who delivered...
Not the large bills. I had seen some but not in circulation. There were a lot of Gold Certificates and Silver Certificates in circulation. I have...
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