It can be dicey when dealing with raw gold, especially when it's new to you. But you're in the drivers seat! They didn't cost you anything...
Welcome to CT! I voted NO. It's thoroughly damaged, but, still worth its face value!
1932 was the first year of the Washington quarter; they only made 436,800 at the Denver Mint (only 408,000 in San Fran.). So, the "D" & "S"...
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@Bsass, welcome to CT! Just FYI, when you ask for help on a coin, please get into a habit of showing both the obverse & reverse, regardless of...
"Is this coin appealing to you?" Yes! It's saying "I'm so ugly in my present state :(, a bath & a polish won't hurt me :eek:...please help me!...
So, the only known 1935 S doubled die (Wexler) is a DDR (reverse), and you want to know if, 84 years later, you discovered a doubled obverse...
Sweet specimen! Excellent acquisition!
"I know what you’re thinking!!" Oh no you don't! And I can't tell you because of the risk of a temporary or permanent ban. :D;):yack:
As @derkerlegand indicated, these Buffalo "nickels" were only produced between 1913 & 1938, so what you thought you saw was not really plausible....
Beautiful! :happy: (Those staples worry me. :D)
No.
@itm389, welcome to CT! Well, here's an alternate thought process, since you already indicated you got it "cheap" off eBay... Let's say that...
@JusCurious1o, welcome to CT! You don't have the "privilege" of posting an inside joke yet. About the time you have the "privilege" to post in...
Have you had had it long enough to determine its efficacy?
No. The Denver Mint alone produced more than 5 Billion, 287 Million of these cents. Those dies were blown to smithereens! In my opinion, what...
Well, they're all nice catches, but unfortunately they suffer from the "condition" problem, so will not command much premium. But here again,...
Wow, that's nice & seems authentic! Is that a die crack? I would love to have a holed coin like that!
Gunner, first of all, your title is misleading. We don't know for a fact that your an "old man", & certainly you are not "rambling". While your...
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