Beginning in 1982 the mint changed to a zinc core with a thin copper outer layer. These cents corrode from the inside out. You are looking at...
Hi Kristy..... It's quite common garage modification. Take a modern cent and place it between a piece of leather and strike it a few times with a...
I twisted my dealers arm. He had the dime forever and had shown it to me many times. One day I had collected enough cash to buy a 42/41 dime from...
This is my fake 1916-D Merc. I have had it since the 1980's. I purchased the dime knowing the "D" was added to fill the hole in my book. My...
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I totally feel your pain.
Grandad bought two for me when the government was auctioning those dollars. They would both go maybe 62-63 at best. Makes no difference to me. I...
Once a coin is minted, it goes thru sweaty hands, dirty pockets, dashboards of cars.... Any of a billion situations. Each and every condition...
Back in the day.... I was taught to refer to these as “frosted proofs”. That’s still the only terminology that makes sense to me!
Now that the coin bug has bitten.... I hope you will stick around these parts, Todd.
I am sorry to be a downer to the Christmas Day excitement. No, that is not what you hope that it is. That is a souvenir piece sold at gift shops...
What a wonderful Christmas gift, Todd. You are a good man and worthy of this collection. Blessings to you and yours.
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You were way overdue for some good fortune to come your way, Furry.
All else aside and considering that the dollar is 100% genuine.... It wasn’t a steal at the bid price when I looked at it... Seems it was at...
Some of the best counterfeit pieces out there are gold. I won’t buy gold from anyone I don’t know unless I can see the coin in person. I don’t...
Lordy that is sweet!
Friend, I love the enthusiasm. I really do. There is so much about coin collecting to be enthused about. And as you mature in the hobby, you will...
Those plastic lenses are like the lenses in your eyeglasses. Every time you rub them you do impart very minor scratches in them. So I use the same...
I put them in a Ziplock type bag and place the bag inside a Tupperware box.
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