Your coin is just worn and suffers from environmental damage.
Any day you find an IHC in a roll is a good day, regardless of condition. I found an 1879 just the other day! [ATTACH]
The living, breathing, version of the optometry machine (which I just learned is called a phoropter) :P [IMG]
That is a great way to go at it! I have brought several coins into my office to look at throughout the day. Most of my coworkers know I collect...
Ok I will go ahead and say it, I love @dcarr 's original designs. I have no love for these overstrikes though. Not because of the whole...
That's a pretty good copy. I need to get me one of these FEL TEMP huts. I have plenty of horsemen but no huts.
These are the kind of junky coins that they hawk on ebay as "ancient roman" whatever.
Sounds like a shill bidder and someone who likes to benefit from other peoples' suffering. 2 strikes against them. I wouldn't buy anything from them.
Hard to tell since your photos are a bit washed out. If it is a coppery color, it was plated after it left the mint.
Nice. I'm in the Laurel/Columbia area. Looks like we aren't overlapping search areas :)
That's about the age I started my oldest son. He is 9 now and loves all things coins. My daughter is 4 and is just now starting to get really...
What part of MD are you located? I am also in MD.
Haha. Not sure you’ve been around that long to see the volume I used to search. :) I have slowed down considerably.
That top Numerian has a great portrait and a great reverse! Nice pick ups!
Yup. Multiple semi-key dates. Several rolls of buffalos and war nickels. Not a single 39d or 50d.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I always appreciate more references!
The only fake thing I bought in Italy was a "Rolox" in Naples. The guy said "Hey Jack, wanna buy a Rolex? 15 Euro!" Knowing they were obviously...
RIP.
I agree with whoever told you it is worth gold value. Once that pin was soldered on, it killed the numismatic value. It would kill me to melt it...
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