Do you need a haircut and have you ever been in the Air Force...?...Spark
Very nice, Kentucky...nice to see a true original steel, great condition and the toning sells it. When you get the chance, would you post a shot...
Thread is almost 5 months old...top/redder coin is small date...brown is large. For me the date is skinny looking on the small and a blockier 4...
...And we roll back around to when one becomes a numismatist and not just a accumulator or collector. I learned very quickly in the early 60's...
The important thing is...you answered the call to arms. @capthank @medoraman ...and all vets and those currently serving: THANK YOU FOR YOUR...
...dreaming I was eating a giant marshmallow and when I awoke my pillow was gone...Spark
@Lauramcjk ...the NGC listing is currently $190.00 for a G4, but yours is damaged and not a full G4 grade. Keep it for a collection, but don't be...
Fred, yes to cleaned. By the look of the pink color, it was cleaned with Tarn-X or ketchup... How do I know? Let's just say I made mistakes...
Extreme MAD is collectible, but I think they call those "off center", unless I am mistaken and are produced differently. My understanding for...
The 1900 looks no better than AU53, imo, slight wear, may have been cleaned too, reverse wear keeps overall grade down. That 1909 is showing much...
Definitely a parking lot scraper...Spark
Agree to worn. Appears to be weak strike too...weak detail at left wing above DO/DOLLAR and the tail feather detail left and right of the...
pics are out of focus...can't help you...Spark
Truth be told, I have a similar problem. I've currently got a collection that comprises early finds of all denominations U.S., foreign and...
A very nice coin...looks like one that could have been liberated from a Mint Set...Spark
Worth keeping as an example of die deterioration, to show others. I found a dime this past year that had way late stage deterioration, in fact,...
A compound microscope is a great tool for coins, just hard to get good pics without a built- in camera. I can see the effort you made and you got...
Latest price I could find for silver is $14.72 per oz. At .1929 oz, there is roughly $2.83 of silver in that bottle cap...Spark
If you haven't already done so, go to doubleddie.com, John Wexler's website, and read the section about "How dies are made". It will help you...
No, it looks like a die crack traveling from the U/UNITED through the wing and down through the eagles head. A rather striking crack, to me, but...
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