We do seem to be in a rather unprecented bull market when it comes to the fundamentals that are driving the current silver squeeze globally. A...
Yep - that's not unusual in my experience. We have a pawn shop in my area of Alabama that is known for having a pretty decent selection of both...
Now the Mint is CANCELLING orders that were received and confirmed PRIOR to the time that the mint pulled all silver products for re-pricing. I...
I agree with 99% of this but would note that there are some dealers and collectors on YouTube who upload interesting and useful videos. For...
Interesting discussion so far. Detergent - urine - high temp oven baking - all sorts of theories and speculation on causes of such toning. This...
That’s a bit…..uh…disconcerting. Care to share with the rest of us how you came to know this? LOL…
Congrats! It’s always a thrill to find these lone little treasures amongst the vast sea of rotting Zincoln’s!
Considering the fact that the change from copper to zinc to save money proved a vain endeavor by the mint, it’s probably high time that Congress...
Hard to say. These cents come into contact with so many environmental contaminants that it is difficult for me to render an informed opinion on...
Too bad, really. Dang Zincoln’s are like radium. Decay is inevitable unless hermetically sealed from all moisture in the environment. Does this...
Here’s a couple more pics from different angles….
As I go through each box of Lincoln’s I typically run across one or two Zincoln’s that, instead of going the “Zinc Rot” route, opt to take the...
Sweet finds. I’ve never searched half’s. I figured they are well searched out by now and banks seem annoyed when you even ask for loose half...
The coin roll hunting Gods are truly smiling upon me today. :joyful:
Ugh…fat fingers. WAM, not WAL….but y’all get it. :smuggrin:
What are the odds of this? Less than 8 hours after I found that 1998 WAM (my first WAL ever) - I now find a 2000 WAM! Both out of the same bag...
Thanks. I concur after studying it more closely under a 10x loupe. I did upload full image pics of both sides. Did you not see them all?
Now in a holder. I grade it AU-58.
Whoopee! I *finally* pulled a Wide AM variety from roll searching. :D July 4th, 1:23 PM CST. Hoorah! A 1998 Lincoln WAM. FS-01-1998-901 in...
Yeah, I think you are right. The rim damage had me scratching my head.
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