Spread the Cheer! Give them away for Xmas.... :)
Someone probably thought it was a fake. :smuggrin:
Excellent story! Thanks for sharing. :) He must really be a special person. Maybe he can join here? :cool:
WOW! That's whole bunch of Bull Ion. Had to say it. :smuggrin: I'm letting it roll with this single piece. :eek: [ATTACH]
LOL.... !! :smuggrin:
Yeah, I guess. Now I'll have to use the old cane and go up the handicap ramp. :rolleyes:
If there was a token for me to own, possibly find metal detecting :rolleyes:, it would be this one. With the hole, I can only imagine wearing this...
I do like the two last Pics better but like the guy above me said, "XF Detail - Scratched". Nice toning btw!! ;)
Just do your research and watch out for suspicious sellers on auction sites like eBay and Etsy.
I'm at AU also but not sure of the number. Flat headband on tips and some other high spots on Obverse. Reverse, some flatness but well struck and...
I don't know, it looks pretty good to me. What do you see that might make it anything other than a FS. The crack in the entranceway??
I would say retained Lamination error. Search Results for “Lamination error”
Hmm. Makes Sense. You can have all the pennies then. Make a floor collage perhaps?
Party Pooper, MS66. :p
I'm at MS66 as well.
Smoking Crack. Now that's funny right there boy! Smoke weed instead.
DITTO.
Nah. Probably just lighten it up some. It's Verdigris or patina, no? I'm sure there are products out there but not sure what would be safe....
Nice coin! I agree with the gentlemen above. Leave it be or conserve, that is the question. If it was a Metal detecting find, I'd say conserve...
I agree. Give it some heat. It's only worth about $30, maybe less because of the "damage".
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