Good Hunting
Just looks like a darkly toned cent. When you post images, choose full size.
By George, I do believe you are right, that is an 1846 US one cent coin...isn't it interesting how staggered the numerals of the date look.
Dang...that's purty!!!
When weighing coins, going to 0.01 g is a good idea.
YOU OWN A CHINESE FACTORY!!!!! sorry, the :vamp: made me do it.
Dang...wish you hadn't shown this...now I gotta have one...
Wonder what the second planchet that was struck looked like. ....Dang missed the answer by seconds...
Great find. I've never found one, but I bought one at a show recently for $1. Not worth slabbing but definitely worth keeping...nice to show...
Don't do that, keep looking and keep us apprised.
Weird
I think also that there are certain dates that coins were not struck well at a particular mint, and these year coins are graded more leniently by...
Interesting question. Not sure (particularly considering recent US Mint products) why we should doubt quality control for other countries. I'm...
I wish I had...
Thinking about silver price reminds me of when I was in graduate school in 1970 or so. We were doing a lab experiment with silver nitrate and I...
Whoa...just because it won't grade doesn't make it a horrible coin. I'm not a Morgan fan, but I would like to ask the many members here who are...
Nah, just loosen up and don't be so sensitive. Really, look back at what was said before you revealed how hurt you were and see how reeeeeeeally...
OK, I say "wash your hands" because it is sooooooo easy to get skin oils on pristine coins and that would ruin them. Next, my favorite dip (apart...
Yup, ya' beat me to it.
One final piece of advice, start slow...Rome wasn't built in a day.
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