The coin posted in the image attachment in Post #5 is clearly a 1943 steel cent. You can even see rust on it. Copper doesn't rust. [IMG]
This. It is totally, blatantly, and obviously fake.
That's a beauty. Dunno if the color will pass muster at a TPG or not. Keep us posted!
So how many do you have left to go, now?
I can't help you ID the subject, but I will say that is an absolutely gorgeous statue. Nice find!
I like it, but yes, I agree that they should maybe have details-graded it for consistency's sake. Graded the host coin, then separately graded...
Sure, as coins go, it's as common as can be, but yeah... if you found one that roll-searching, then that is indeed a cool find! Nice example.
Dark-haired white guys of a certain age with a mustache, I suppose. According to his profile, he's 11 years older than me, but looks better....
Glad you like It! Glad you've got the CircCam eye.
The Ming Dynasty ended in 1644, so ALL damage done to any coin anywhere since is "post-ming" damage. ;) I just LOVE making fun of other people's...
Per @Stork 's last post, we're at 1945 or Japan. I've played my Japanese stuff already, so I'll do 1945, playing off the first of a pair of hobo...
Ha! I mean, Arrr! Don't I wish! Made some discoveries last week, but not of the buried treasure category, I'm afraid. There is a story there....
Indeed it would seem so. However, it is that very taboo that can make the old parklike Victorian garden cemeteries an untapped silver bonanza....
This was my first dug Merc. I've since gone on to find more than a roll's worth of them, but finding one is still a thrill every time. DD-007:...
There are indeed many interesting echoes and parallels between US history and that of the Roman Empire. Don't read too much into them, however....
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@Mihai - it is neat looking, but yes, it appears to be a tourist copy to me, too.
That one is a sweetheart, and your kind donor is obviously a very generous person.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing your progress so far. That's shaping up to be quite the respectable set. Those green albums are really handsome,...
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