No. Environmental damage. Your coin was probably in the ground for awhile.
Yes that is a wide AM. Finally something on here that is what OP says it is. A breath of fresh air! :)
Yes that is a large date copper. Winner winner chicken dinner. That being said, your coin is not worth more than 1c.
Oh yeah, lemme re-mortgage my house real quick :p
I think you overpaid a bit at $7 but not so much that you totally got ripped off. Plus, it's only $7 so no big loss. As long as you are happy,...
I think the hit between I and T on the steps is the big one that would make it not FS
To each their own. I don't think I'm missing anything. If I have to look through a microscope to see it, it isn't interesting to me or worth my time.
I really only care to look for the stuff I can see with either the naked eye or with my 10x loupe. Anything else and I don't really care for it.
I have no idea how you an even see that lol. Your eyes are better than mine.
Kurt - You gotta admit that some of them are pretty cool: [ATTACH]
Let me ask you this: Why are you so obsessed about having your coins graded? Besides the whole passing them to your daughter down the road.
For that coin you posted - I'd just toss it in a 2x2 flip. and call it good. If you wanted to get a bit fancier you can buy the hard plastic...
You really gotta work on that talk to text bro. I think I get the gist of what you are saying but it sounds like you are having a stroke. :P
FWIW - I don't bother looking at every coin. I only pull dates that have known significant doubling. I have looked at lots of examples of those...
Can you take a picture of the coin straight down? Also, where do you see doubling?
A Designated Driver is always a good thing to have when you need one :P
I can't say I'm a fan of sticking coins in plastic coffins. Especially not for the price the companies charge. But with that being said, they...
I've found just as nice while roll searching so I wouldn't pay more than a nickel for one. I think 7 is a bit over priced for that but at least...
It's not a proof and it's not full steps. You can clearly see multiple breaks in the steps. That being said, it is still a nice example of a 38 Jeff.
It's worn. 105 years will do that to you.
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