Man ole man ,,,,, I want to get a metal detector, you guys are always digging up neat treasure. nice find ,thanks for sharing.:thumb:
welcome to the forum,... please do post a pic of the coin, we are curious and here to help you.
posssibe contamination from the old cardboard album. the tone is un- natural in appearance, but still a super nice coin.
kevin, you can wiegh the coin, the hollow cast copies wiegh about 18 grams,the real ones 26 grams. ... also....carefully, rub the edge on white...
y compare your coin to this rare silver cast 1776 variety of the continental dollar.
what the wieght in grams ?
I'll answer question in the old days the mint had some problems. there were good/bad years, and good/bad coin specimens, thus grading became...
no, a magnet test simply use a magnet and if steel it will attract. coin was probably copper plated, still a nice find.... odds of being real...
the plus side, ebay ebay will soon protect sellers from non paying bidders, by not allowing buyers to leave negative feedback after NPB case is...
also notice ...the 43 in looking carefully at the 43 cent, it appears the obverse is cleaned with small trace of white/grey patina remaining /...
AU/BU with exception the 43 cent possibly cleaned? original BU 43 cents usually have dull grey/white finish. overall very nice coins , grade...
my suggestion... fine by me, my only concern... coin triva needs get a chance for newbies to study / attemp answer before pros swarm the thread...
the mystery of the 1776 continental pattern...In looking at the FUGIO contential pattern, I must wonder why a sundial was chosen, how time flys...
Sorry, the 1801 In looking at inlarged pics, I notice an applied rim to the 1801, BEWARE of these coins. I'll post an example if you like? :o
Yes, also... Yes, they look real , but they appear to have been cleaned some time ago, thus making the coins have uneven in appearance. Can you...
yes, they are real they are real! they appear have to have thumb rub, possibly to inhance details, were possibly cleaned at one ponit in time...
the condition/grade of coins are critical determine price, please post some photos. common dates average circulated wheats about 3 cents each,...
the planchet look as if struck before coin die process? could the pictures be altered, or is this for real...sure a nice coin
During this tribulation, post colonies There was little attemp to head south to ravaged war torn, trans Missippi home land untill late 1860ies...
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