Ha. I was going to crack this joke but came back a half-hour later to see you beat me to it.
My advice... Keep that. That would be a centerpiece of my collection- the fact it was a gift from someone who cared enough to gift it to you says...
You're very welcome, Tiggy! Welcome to CoinTalk :)
Didn't help that she had my teenage father back in 1989... Either way, The coin is probably still in that lab. I bet this years sophomores and...
We also had to scrape them, too. Little sandpaper scratches on the rim for ours. May explain why there is a lack of a rim on this example?
Wasn't my choice. They re-used ones from the year before, and my older-lady teacher refused to admit that other coins were copper and not zinc....
This was used in a high school project, I believe. They take an iron compound, and I think a sodium-iodine solution and drop the penny in it. It...
TD bank doesn't give out rolls anymore without a commercial account. The credit union does where I live, but they aren't obligated to do it. If...
If a Kanye West one comes around I'm grabbing it ASAP! :)
By the way... That second picture there is awesome. I love the way it shows the background there.
Yep. lots of issues in this years set... But, sometimes it gives it some character, too. I believe the W cents have a couple scuffs around...
There are a lot of niche facebook groups... Maybe find one of metallurgists and ask them? Maybe they could attest! Here is one which seems to be...
This is a typical coin. Not anything special. Knowing how a coin is made is important in this scenario. If the arrow was "stamped multiple times"...
Green is both hideous, and beautiful on copper at the same time.
Yeah, bit too far. Sorry :sorry:. Guess it was too soon...
oh my goodness... Why would you want to sell that? Sooooo cool to me!
Lincoln after leaving Ford's Theatre - 15 April, 1865
There is nothing here to suggest that this is a transition coin... What do you see in it?
Lower center coin is my favorite of these :)
Don't have the Red Book? I'm about to buy the 2020 soon. If you want my 2018 copy let me know. Otherwise, it would just sit on my shelf through...
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