I bought the cent and the dollar. The cent deserves its own thread, IMO. A very cool coin. I have been looking for the dollar for a long time....
Tooooooo funny!! Crab pickin'..... it's not for everybody! (Lehigh-- I love the reverse on that Morgan-- very HOT!)
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Can't sneak much past TomB and Illini.... It's a Hawaii Dollar, and a great looking XF40 if I do say so myself. [IMG] [IMG]
Is it the spice, or having to bust them up with the little wooden hammer and nutcrackers? (The rev. of the 1896 sort of reminds me of Old Bay)
Strangely enough, both of those came from Jeremy's (Airplanenut's) eBay site in separate auctions. They just sort of glommed onto me.
Since most of us will never own a genuine Continental Currency piece, that medal would be a nice substitute.
It looks like #2 to me. The 'cat's eye ' center to the mintmark looks right too. also, each mintmark position has a corresponding die rotation.
Thanks Chris! Happy hunting!
Catbert, your '93 Barbers are great coins! It will take a while to find a half that is up to the challenge! Anyone else have a guess as to...
consists of 2 coins. I decided I wanted a PL one and a toned one. No special dates (although one is a CC) I just wanted the right "look." So...
I believe the coin in the o.p. has 'unusual' toning, but it's really not to my taste. I'm sure it will find a home somewhere, though..
I really like the look of that nickel, would be a standout in an album!
Man, that green and magenta is WILD!
Your coin appears to have nice luster and some attractive toning-- I like it! If you can get the camera parallel to the coin that will show a...
Neat coin, and I like the reverse design. Interesting that one was found in Williamsburg, items like that are often useful for dating features...
Got a new addition to my Barber type set today... have the dime, quarter, and half... anyone care to guess what it is? (Hint: mintage of 500,000)
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