Indeed I am, and it has served me pretty well. (Though it can also create the occasional headache.)
Actually, the crusty, contrasting darkish look I like is most often encountered on G-VG copper-nickels, but for me the sweet spot is those...
Just enough, but not too much. @Nathan401 - That's a decent enough circ Flyer, but not dark or crusty enough for my tastes. Wanna see more...
In this case, it was more like a 2 inch skip on the author's keyboard. ;)
I often like how the copper-nickel alloy used in the 1856-1864 US Flying Eagle and Indian cents toned over time. The Flyer cent below is the last...
This.
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Haven't seen one of the batty quarters yet, but it so happens I just bought a coin with bats on it myself. Lucky bats. And a Chinese coin, to...
Nice. I just bid on (and lost on) one that had been made into a love token. My initial instincts here said VF20. Then looking a bit harder at...
That is completely understandable. I have ended up collecting ancient coins more along aesthetic lines, but naturally they've taught me a lot of...
@Lorenzo Jauregui - look here. Good luck in the drawing in a couple of days!
This is a free contest entry for @Lorenzo Jauregui, who was admiring a steel cent I posted. If the random number generator picks this entry, and...
PS- (and perhaps more on topic) I have never had any of those quadrans coins. They're neat, but their relative lack of pictorial design has made...
Looks even flashier in hand. They're nice coins, and popular. Just not rare at all.
If it gives you any idea, here is one that is a problem-free, PCGS certified Mint State example (MS64). I paid less than 20 bucks for it, already...
The FAO medal belongs to @stlnats, whose pictures I borrowed. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You obviously have a keen eye for nice bronze.
These two aren't the same type at all, but rather the same theme. You see, back in pre-2016, when my Eclectic Box collection was a misguided...
The first looks Seleucid to my definitely untrained eyes, and the second is without a doubt a whatzit.
Aaaaagh! I ... want ... one! :nailbiting: And have for some time. Zero is definitely not enough! ;) Coingrats.
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