It is true that counterfeit coins are a rash on the hobby and are increasingly deceptive these days. But the defense against that is learning and...
I know. But at least there’s the cool old encased cent. I like those. And that one is a good luck piece.
I think mine would be a good CAC candidate but I’ve never submitted to CAC; mostly for lack of interest. (Or… well… more accurately because I’m...
In my images above, I did the merging and added the gradient backgrounds and slab labels myself. @messydesk did the raw photography while I did...
WOW! I was excited to find ONE Edward I penny on my trip to the UK. A hoard? Amazing.
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This was my thought as well. Here is my MS64. [IMG]
"Thankful Thursday" made me think of Thanksgiving, which made me think of Pilgrims. Which made me think of this coin, featuring my ancestor...
I never dug a half cent, two-cent, or three-cent piece.
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@messydesk shot these for me at the FUN shows. Both shot through slab plastic. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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Too bad the Seated dollar is a Chinese counterfeit and the Trade dollar is suspect as well. Neat old encased cent, though.
That is indeed a nice one. Put it in a new holder, like they said.
Nice one. I daresay yours is a tiny bit nicer than mine. But since it's not quite Mint State, I suppose an American TPG would grade it AU58 like...
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Neat little Greek bronze.
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Congrats! I've always liked them. Got my present one in January at the FUN show, and submitted it to NGC there. [IMG]
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