I had the very same distraction. I worked from a very early age. Throwing papers at 13... Washing pizza dishes at 15.... But that little hole in...
Seems I remember saying that when my TV came with a remote control.....
A ner'do well was attempting to create a counterfeit error. This isn't an error. It's damage as stated by Paddy.
Hopefully they counter charged or sued the prosecuting party for their ignorance? I had a roll of spender halves I used at Dunkin for my morning...
Mom handed me a Franklin half to buy my lunch at school around 1969’ish. Had never seen a half dollar before that one. I went hungry that day and...
Excellent article. And it comes back to the flow lines in my mind. Can’t hide that. And grandma’s war cents are reprocessed.
Perfect. Which would also explain why those cents tended to corrode from the edges inward. Thanks.
Yes sir. That defines it 100% for me. Thanks
The cartwheel luster.... That would be the key, wouldn’t it?
I have a set of war cents that came from my grandmother’s small collection I have wondered about. What are the schematics to ID a reprocessed...
I have created toning on coins placed in an album for almost fifty years. The toning I got was not desirable at all. Just a black ugly mess....
Very nice and honest two cent. I am rather inclined towards thinking the black swash across the coin May simply be toning.... Certainly could be a...
Completely agree with @-jeffB..... There really isn’t much better training than handling coins to get a feel for the basics of grading. Personally...
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