IF, and I say IF, the camera is suffieciently supported, then just do the old professional photographer trick of taking a deep breath, hold it and...
Don't think that is a D/D. It appears as a worn out die. Sort of like what is known as the poor mans double die of the 1955 where the last 5 has...
An update on balance beam scales is I don't think Gilbert is around anymore but there is a company called Stanleylondon.com that has solid brass...
Absolutely do not throw away that coin. You could start an error coin collection. I collect error coins and counterfeits. You would be surprized...
I too have to go along with GDJMSP. It used to be that a price guide of any kind was a decent guide but nowadays with the latest mass histeria...
I collect error coins and have several similar to that. Most of mine have the last number missing. I also have some with missing letters, both on...
Actually you don't have to throw them out or treat them with acid. Try selling them as is on EBAY. You'ld be surprized at what people buy there....
I read somewhere that the Mint was experimenting with Aluminum or Zinc pennies back about then. There was one on one of these forums certified as...
No one ever said if for collecting, selling or just spending. If for spending, anything that people will take. If for collecting, probably the...
It is a nice looking coin. However, remember there are numerous varieties of sizes and locations for mint marks on many of the Wheat back cents....
Absollutely a great post. To bad posts like this are not always at the top of forums for all to read. Then with an occational addition or...
I'm not an ebay person but my son is big into that stuff and tells me you always have the buyer pay for the shipping. If that is true what...
I like that coin. Probably a MS63. Is the reverse actually darker than the obverse? By the way nice photos. Actually I use several different...
Welcome aboard. By the way exactly where is n.j.? Not to irritate you buy I think it's N.J. Not sure about coin shows there and not even sure...
As for value of the entire pile of coins it is just to difficult to tell site unseen. Your coins could be worth 3 to 5 times face value as just...
Mostly everything GDJMSP said and I only can repeat. Absoutely get the Red Book. Just one more thing. If you want to become a coin collector you...
Your a little late with that question. I know a few people that have been melting them down along with copper wire, copper tubing, etc for a long...
Great find. Usually those SO CALLED unsearched cents are just a joke or how would they know that they are all Wheat Cents. My son used to buy me...
Yes very, very common. Many of these are in the 90's.
I collect error coins and way back when I first saw the 57D's like that I thought I really had something. Then I began to notice I had more of...
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