I think he meant post-1982 Lincoln cents. After I looked unsuccessfully for post #82 it dawned on me :)
I suspect this is right which, of course, is the sole reason the mint added the cent in the first place. Mint sales have been declining for years...
Good luck everybody. I'm surprised no one has made a claim yet. I'm still looking, too, but I'm not eligible to win. :happy:
Congrats on the low-cost score. I agree it wouldn't make any difference if you removed them. Personally, I wouldn't because I find the govt...
So nobody can explain the Magnum Opus label? All I could find out is that there are 600 of them. Apparently, PCGS made up a whole bunch of special...
Pretty colorful description of the coin. "The captain administering the coup de grace to one sucker while another waits it's turn?" "The Half...
Be careful, those could really hurt someone dropped from that altitude!
They don't. The reporter paraphrasing the original story doesn't understand what she's writing. There were 7 varieties of 1982 cents. The 1982-D...
It's fascinating to look at the erosion of the story. The original story in an Oklahoma paper, mostly correct. A TV station in Alabama picks up...
I love this site, so much history presented here. Inspires me to learn more. Hudson, NY is named after Henry Hudson, the English Explorer who...
The comical part (to me) is that they go to the bother and expense to include both a plastic bag and a paper envelope to contain the cent, then...
Neat coin. Everyone should read the linked story, too. The (probably fictional) tale of Josh Tatum would have made a good Mark Twain short story.
Oh, ok. Mead (or port) may also explain the sightings of Neptune, mermaids, and whales 60 miles from the ocean up the Hudson river. :);)
Neat coin. Thanks for positing. I had to look it up: et decus et pretium recti -> "both the ornament and the reward of virtue" One nit-pick:...
Got mine, too. The penny (cent, whatever) was just flopping around in the box, the plastic baggie was never sealed :rolleyes:. Sorry for the bad...
If you have a documented pedigree that its' an authentic work by Peter Max it may be worth something to an art collector. Otherwise, as...
Yes, it's been discussed. Search the site for "Great American Coin Hunt" and you'll find several hits.
G-4 for both seems reasonable to me. Other than color, which may be due to lighting, what are you seeing?
Thanks but it's not a big sacrifice. Just adding a little spice to the hunt in the spirit of the Great American Coin Hunt. Coin collecting should...
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