Might be solder on the penny. Stupid people used them in fuse boxes way back when.
The US Mint is making so many coins that they will NEVER be popular to serious collectors world wide. I have all the general circulation coins...
Large Print Edition. Best idea they had in years.
Du If you look in the commemorative section of the Red Book these are the first coin listed.
I kept back dozens of nice coins I found in circulation. Too many more than I needed but not enough to think of it as an investment. Then, much to...
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Don't ever buy from the US Mint and expect to make money unless you buy several and flip them while they are hot.
Thanks. I'll pull them out and take photos later. I should anyway to record them.
I still have to pull the coins out and photo them individually. Here are some photos of my album.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have had that thought since I got it from my aunt 70 years ago. It still puzzles me. But, I think of it as an heirloom and will let one of my...
Researching this new find of mine I find that it is; Constantius II RIC VII Cyzicus 113 Mint *SMKA R5 (soon to be rated R4) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I can post them later after I pull them out of my folder. They are not much to see. My friends and I found them in circulation and traded back and...
For good measure to show my coins I have an 1894 That my little brother and I found digging in the back yard. [ATTACH]
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Here is the 1883 W/O Cents that my aunt gave me at the same time. Poor strike, but a keeper. Forgot photos see below.
Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.
@Islander80-83 Here is my 1885. It is very rough and just as given to me 1948. I have often wondered if the date is just screwed up from being...
No, I don't think I ever have. My wife and I have been having medical issues and have been 'out of circulation' ourselves. I will pull it out and...
Remember, my aunt gave me an 1885 nickel when I was 5 years old. That nickel was listed at $5 in 1948. I thought wow, a nickel worth $5. I was hooked.
Actually, I passed right by the shop that repaired and placed the arcades (pinball machines) on my way home from school. If he was there I would...
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