That 1895-S quarter is a better date, and a heck of a digging find! (Would've been better still if it had been an 1895-S dime...)
The same impact that caused the rightmost rim gouge moved metal up inside the N. It's a damaged coin, not an error, but I'd certainly keep it --...
There's a slight hit to the leftmost serif. I still don't see anything to make me doubt the coin's authenticity.
What do you think happened to your coin?
We seem to have some differences of opinion on this coin. :rolleyes:
That's more honest out-loud laughs than I've had from a thread in a while. :) Congratulations to all those expecting, at however many levels...
I'm uneasy about the way the details kind of sink into the field, the shape of the lettering, and what looks like finning around the rim. Have you...
I don't know if it was the 100-year anniversary, or if it's just One Of Those Things, but they went up long before the 2021 release. I don't...
Meh. You posted a nice image of a great note, with interesting information. You're still way ahead on this one.
"diagonal ladder"? ;)
Yeah, it's the same in some parts of my city. :rolleyes:
You can probably still edit that first line of your post. ;)
Not in this state. This coin is mangled. The curved hit on the eagle's wing is just that, a hit -- damage. The lumps you see aren't cuds. They're...
Fifty dollars, right?
I'll bet the coin is significantly underweight at this point. Severe fire and/or chemical damage. Welcome to CoinTalk!
These are better than the previous ones, in that they have a total value of $45. ;) Do you remember what led you to set them aside?
These look like "not even almosts" as well. On the bright side, you've found spendable money!
I'm not really a paper-money guy, but it looks like these don't even make the Official "Almost" Paper Money serial list.
Well, I wouldn't have, but now I'm seriously tempted for the first time in my life to put up taxidermy displays...
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