I’ll preface my comments by saying I am NOT an expert! I have an interest in these pieces because I was fortunate to find one on the Carolina...
It’s a lovely cent to start a collection with.
Honestly, if I would have had CT in 1970 when I was excitedly plucking wheat cents from my lunch lady change, I am sure I would have posted every...
I enjoyed that short video. Wasn’t the New Orleans mint responsible for striking the few confederate halves we have in existence?
Coins like this can be magical in your hands. Image the history, wars and love stories that simple cent has been witness to during its lifetime....
Welcome to the forum. I too am an aged collector that has seen the ebbs and flows of the hobby. I have come to the rationale that the 16-D dime...
I don’t know how you could distinguish a scratched lens from a scratched coin based on a photo. And yes, if I were bidding on four figure coins I...
Goodness. Fellows certainly outdid yourselves....... @Melcha11, I welcome you to coin collecting. While it is true your cent is a common coin with...
The thing that marvels me about this thread is the variety of storage and display methods shown. Us coin nuts tend to store coins in some creative...
That is a spectacular example.
Well, let me ask an elementary question from a lifelong collector. I have the NGC ap on my phone and use it often. I tend to purchase my coins...
I hope @paddyman98 doesn’t do any metal detecting around your place!
I surrender. I counted my main safe. I reached 1273. That’s just my boxes of favorites. I have a safe of Dansco’s, Whitman’s, mint and proof sets...
Mine is not an entry post. I just want to play.
OK.... I counted what is in my desk and cabinets at work. I have 447 coins in my office. Five are completed Dansco's of various denominations. It...
My 1909-S, VDB cent has a rim almost just like that. I always chalked it up to some weird rim strike during it's lifetime. But that was just so I...
My guys cull box is $18.00 each.
A hundred times would have been a breeze.
That would sure work for me. I am a chalkboard kind of guy.
Yes, I think so.
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