I think it's probably old glue. @Kentucky's advice seems sound to me. Unfortunately, even if you successfully remove the gunk without altering...
I reckon we can let that one slide. ;)
Hey, two 1853 half cents are worth more than a single 1853 large cent, so... ;)
I agree on both counts, but Meow is at least strange in a good way. ;)
Now, ladies and gentlemen, thanks to some family photographs shared by her granddaughter and grandson-in-law, I am pleased to present to you......
If @Renee F or anyone else is curious what the front of that coin looked like before it was planed off and re-engraved, here is is the obverse of...
Please have a look, and toss me some bids if youre so inclined. Thanks! :)
Hi, Renee! I think it's awesome that it turned out this way. Makes for a great story. :) Happy you joined up to post here, too. That was a...
I can't wait to see the photo(s) they send. :)
I have had a pleasant phone conversation with Vesta and Howard's granddaughter, Nancy Ferazzuolo, and her husband Richard, and will be sending...
What both of them said. Keep it if you like it, but it's not really worth more than face value. I'd just spend it. I like the little kitty in...
No cud, no M and no 6. Those are imaginary. However, there is a small area in the field adjacent to Lincoln's shoulder which looks like it could...
Yep, it's a nickel. Or was one, before it got flattened. How'd you find that? It wouldn't have fit inside a roll of nickels, and would be...
It does look like a proof. I removed the duplicate thread.
I too am old enough to remember the days of sight-unseen, un-illustrated mail order lists, but am not so nostalgic about them. Well, maybe one...
These days I am a "magpie" collector, which is to say I collect whatever catches my fancy, be it ancient, medieval, world, or US coins, and even...
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