EF-40 to EF-45. The only luster remaining is in protected areas. I see definite wear on the obverse on Liberty's wings, hair and neckline and on...
ANA offers a course entitled 'The Business of Being a Coin Dealer' at its annual Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs. (I took the course a few...
We need photos. No answers today without photos. Perhaps answers tomorrow with photos.
y2k, You have the distinct privilege of being the first on my Ignore List here. You are a newcomer to CoinTalk and you appear to be a fairly new...
That is a nice find. I'm sure you're hooked now.
The following article shines some light on how the show Pawn Stars operates. On a future show I'm sure a Canadian guy will just "happen" to walk...
Working for the Mint apparantly has its perks: Middletown coin dealer sells rare penny for $1.7M
There was no Colorado and there was no Denver in 1789. 1789 refers to the formation of the US Department of Treasury. What you have is probably a...
Are you talking about a Large Cent? (I assume S-258 is a Sheldon variety designation.)
y2k, You have gotten your answer. It is a severely damaged, common CWT - Civil War Token. If you want to believe it is a gold Hard Times Token...
y2k, I don't mean to criticize but I find it very difficult to read your posts. It would be helpful if you could use punctuation (e.g., periods...
Based on what I can see in the photos I vote for "stuck in clothes dryer".
My attempt at humor obviously failed.
Aye, aye, Captain. :thumb:
A key date error is known as a White Elephant. Error collectors collect errors, not key dates. They don't want to pay extra for an error coin that...
You need to use a camera with a macro setting. You need to hold the camera still while shooting (e.g., with a copy stand, tripod, etc.) You need...
"find platinum" = good luck finding any platinum
Not likely. Excessive pressure will give SHARP details and possibly finning around the outside of the rims. Yes. Off-center. Saddle strikes....
From the item description: The high bidder cannot say the item was not properly described. There was a new kid on CoinTalk 2 or 3 months ago...
BRB, The description you gave fits many, many coins. I do not collect ancient coins but there are a number of anciet collectors here that could...
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