In all seriousness, it's unlikely you ingested enough copper to be harmful.
Yeah, I was gambling on it not being as prominent as it is in hand. I could still see it at 65 though.
Ouch. That's why I tend to buy "like new" or "very good" condition books from high volume book sellers. :(
Neat greaser. :)
I agree with @physics-fan3.14. This looks pretty much like I'd expect an almost 75 year old silver coin to look if it was reasonably well...
Pocket piece?
Right, so it's not the images that are directly expensive; it's the paper quality and page count necessary to make the images useful.
We already have virtually undetectable counterfeits. These were only noticed because PCGS did a die study on them.
And a well worn one, at that.
Would B&W with a section of color plates be an option? Few things irk me more when reading a coin book as when they talk about toning, but then...
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It would be a challenge to put together such a set, I think. :)
Monroe gets a bad rap for it's super low relief, but I also like the reverse. :) It's fairly affordable up through MS64+, with a sharp jump in...
How do you jump start a car with a quarter?
Only way I can tell that used to be a quarter is the remnants of the eagle on the reverse. Ouch!
Very nice. I think the darker coins are especially attractive (like 1899 and 1905, for example). Original coins are deceptively hard to find in...
I have a feeling some metal detectorist is going to win the "ugliest coin" prize. :P
If you're going to post eBay links, you should post the images along with them. Images in eBay listings tend to go away after a while. :)
I would pass.
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