Lots of nice people here, but they do like to correct grammar, spelling and terminology, none of which would do any of us any harm. They have...
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...I'll accept that.
Yup, but for comparison, not bad.
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See if this works for his pics. [IMG][IMG] Tried "Reply". I can see them, but they won't post.
Does look odd though.
Very nice coin and I can see why you want to preserve it. Instead of having a TPG encapsulate it, give it a nice distilled water rinse, an...
"Find a penny, pick it up, And all the day, you'll have good luck."
The weight for a pre-1982 cent would 3.11 g. The coating is so thin it doesn't add appreciable weight.
Ellender Lincoln...is that one from the collection of Ellen DeGeneres?
And here I thought the mandatory coin was an Alexander Tet.
Really looks like a zinc plated copper cent. Google "Silver and gold penny experiment"
Yeah the density of silver is 10.49 compared to 8.96 for copper, so the same amount of silver as in a cent, should weigh 3.64 g or, if it were a...
Some are, some aren't
As a hint, if coins look damaged by being scratched up, they usually are just damaged coins. Think about the minting process and what you think...
Hmmmmmmm...I have some 500 yen coins.
On e-bay I just ordered one (all I wanted) for $23.67. For stuff like this, e-bay isn't a bad place.
I think it looks more like the Virgin Mary...
I haven't seen anything about it...wonder if they "bit the big one" on all those supposed fake coins?
GovMint will sell you a 2017 ASE for $22.25 and $6.95 shipping MCM sez $24.20 and on their masthead they claim free domestic shipping.
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