Thinkin' 'bout it.
Those are all quite handsome, @Sallent.
Keep it up, Sal. You've come up with some good themes. And in fact, there are plenty of Sterling silver coins. .925 silver (aka Sterling) was...
This is a pretty decent looking 1827 cent... except... [IMG] [IMG]
Noooo! Please, no!!! :nailbiting::p
Here's a holey coin that still had some value- and it was pedigreed to one of the most famous collections of all time. Zeno (emperor of the East,...
Here's an 1864-L Indian that got... umm... ventilated. ;) [IMG] [IMG]
Ha! I thought that wretched lot of abused Indians looked familiar! Who's the dastardly fellow who would send you such a pile of junk? ;)
Yep. Clipped (incomplete) planchet. Neat find. Not worth much, but cool, and worth a little bit more than a regular cent of that date would be,...
I agree, except for the part about dipping it in acetone over time. It's not worth the hassle, since it's just a quarter. Spend it.
BTW, I took the liberty of using my moderator powers to crop and repost your images in the original post, so they would be easier to see. You can...
Yes, a 1909 VDB matte proof would be worth even more than the 1909-S VDB business strike, despite the fact that the latter is the big key date for...
Proof Lincoln cents in 1909 were matte proofs, and have a distinctive appearance. Yours is not a matte proof. It is a regular business strike....
I’m a Southerner born and bred, but my ancestors fought for the Union in the Civil War, so I reckon we were on the right side of history that...
I'll bet that's a stunner in hand.
Easy for me. The dynamic duo of Pupienus and Balbinus cinched it- in fact, I'd have likely given either one by itself the top vote. (Out of the...
I concur. Not worth the hassle and expense of certification. Nice coin to stick in an album, but not worth slabbing.
This.
Neat.
Since you're armed with the book and I am not, you're already a quantum leap ahead of me, so all I can do is shrug. Attempting to identify any...
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