@Stevearino ....it does get lonely at the “top”...and being right all the time...and being modest and humble...(smile). ...Spark
Your first thought was correct...go with your gut instinct and study How Dies Are Made on Wexler’s website. Full copper alloy coins are very...
@Salvador Villalobos ...for the record, I am not a hater, I am a trainer/teacher/educator...and the 14th ( at last count) member advising you not...
@Brian Stone ...if your scope is usb you can make a stack of paperback books or compact disks to raise it 4-6 inches. This should give you enough...
Just PMD...Spark
Parking lot and dryer coins are not errors, just damaged...Spark
Very, Very nice...but not MS, i think I see high spot wear: helmet, neck and chest of Britannia, the reverse. Still, I would be proud to own that...
@SensibleSal66 ...CT folks tend to the serious about coins. What you gave us is “tongue-in-cheek”. Back in 1972 I took a speech class (Prof....
No assuming necessary, facts are facts. That being said... ...you should always keep coins you like, no matter what anyone else says. I have...
WOW! Definitely a cud/obverse...lots of damage both sides. I don’t have expertise to advise otherwise, but I know a bonafide cud when I see...
@paddyman98 ...has the ticket punched, as usual. The obverse ridge ring, the date numeral...and the bowtie is strong but the hair detail is weak...
...rifle ammo costs roughly $1 per round. Are you sure you want to spend that much on a 1/2 cent coin? ...Spark
@Barry (Mister B.) ...the coin to the right is a corroded weak strike of unknown date. The coin to the left is a worn memorial cent of unknown...
Lunacy is perfectly correct, in this case. All 3 (coins?) are depictions of the bright side of Earth’s Moon, Luna. The feature at 1 o’clock (on...
Not seeing the notching characteristics for the FS-801 and the E of EPU diagnostic is not present. MD...because... ...the mint mark was added to...
@Packrat is correct. @Phil's Coins ...could you have meant a Trade Dollar? Values for those are in the stratosphere in the condition you...
This thread will be 12 yo 22May21...Spark
Why do 7 yo posts resurface?…any number of reasons...Spark
That is what is known as zinc rot. Did you weigh it? I’ll bet it weighs 2.5 grams. Because it is micro-plated with copper, the tiniest scratch...
@Marie909 ...check @ Wexler...Spark
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