A nice counter stamped cent. It’s called Kennedy looking at Lincoln. You can buy these new for about a dollar. Neat to find on your own.
Not a doubled die. Looks a lot like DDD.
Worth saving a few of those wrappers so I’d open carefully.
Don’t be cheap on postage. Send as a package to get tracking and make it stiff with the paper money on the inside of whatever you use to keep it...
It’s zinc. What can one expect of a coin in that metal?
I received these from another CT member. Thank you @cpm9ball, they fit well into my collection. I did not have any that were raised in this...
I have a complete set of 1943 reprocessed steel cents. I bought them from a local coin shop a few years ago.
Are you suggesting that I take the time to go through all of those rolls of coins that I have packed away? I don’t think you understand how many...
And then there’s the Coke-Cola Wooden Nickel from Hawaii. This one is dated 1982. It was their 75th anniversary. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I almost forgot these. Did you know that McDonald’s had a Wooden Nickel? [ATTACH] And here’s a Roadrunner from New Mexico: [ATTACH]
I should add that a nickel doesn’t sound like much but for a quarter I could get a large candy bar, a comic book and a fountain drink and still...
Looks what is now called Reprocessed. It’s damaged by being recoated. These are not expensive coins to begin with. Any reputable dealer should...
@Randy Abercrombie It’s worth the cost to slab her. Beautiful coin.
Best to send in and get your answer.
That reminded me that I also found glass bottles and turned them in at the store for cash. Back then the bottles had a $.05 deposit.
Then there’s these [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Anything really!
It was great as a kid! Brooks would call me by my first name, hug me and take me into the dugout and office. I got tons of stuff, even a baseball...
Thank you.
Looks like a reproduction.
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