That is absolutely amazing! You win the prize.
That's exactly right. I can't see any detail on a 3 Cent Silver without reading glasses or a loupe. I doubt the average person carried around...
If you're asking about the one I bought you can buy it from ANA. Give them a call on their 800 number. I don't think this loupe is in their...
Gold Indians. The designs are below the fields.
Wow!
Here ya go.
My thoughts exactly. NICE looking coin.
I will add that it looks original. That is a huge plus. The No-Stars obverse is completely uncluttered with wide open fields. The simplicity is...
I am not aware of counterfeits existing for 1853 3 Cent Silver but there could certainly be some. Nothing jumps out me telling me your coin is...
Sometimes I think I am the guinea pig for the store at ANA. When I am down there they ask my opinion on new books and other new items they have...
That is a nice coin! I'll stick my neck out and say its EF-45.
Way to go. Keep your eyes open and you might complete a 1997 Impaired Proof Set.
Nice. I wonder if they were struck from the same dies.
That makes sense. Goes with the chop mark in the eagle's wing. It was hard to make out in the photo.
Welcome to CT. What you have is most likely either a weak strike or a grease-filled die. Neither would be worth much - if any - more than face...
I haven't seen a Hobo nickel whittled from wood. Are you confusing a Hobo nickel with a wooden nickel?
True, unless your type set also includes Proof versions, SMS or other special releases that were not intended for circulation.
I'll answer this one. No. A Hobo nickel is not a Mint product. (But they are cool to own.)
Harshly cleaned. This coin is worth maybe $5 or $6.
Joe Paonessa carved this nickel. I bought it from him at the ANA Summer Seminar. He calls himself the "world's greates left-handed hobo nickel...
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