The bad news is they are not worth a lot of money. The news is they are easy to sell, especially now with the prices of gold and silver headed up.
The mint system did away with mint marks on coins to discourage collectors from hoarding them. In the mid 1960s, coin collectors were the #1...
It has the sharpness of an EF-AU coin, but it is corroded. When a copper-nickel coin corrodes, it turns brown or black. As it is, a dealer might...
Here is a 1943 steel cent with the original surface. It has frosty luster, not shiny luster. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It may have been dipped before it was slabbed and not properly rinsed. Overtime the residue has killed the coin. It didn't look that bad when it...
When I was a dealer, I retailed them for $1 a piece. That was for the nice ones in Good that had not corrosion or any other issues, just wear....
The 1943 steel cents were made of steel with a zinc coating. The zinc oxidized quickly which made them look grey, like the second piece you...
When James Ruddy was selecting the coins for his Photograde book of United States coins, he stated that the hardest coins for him to find were the...
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I have admired the Draped Bust design for almost as long as I have been a collector. One of my first big coin buys after I got my first job out of...
I agree that it has a sharp strike. There is only a little weakness on the eagle’s tail. That feature plus the “ONE CENT” in the reverse are often...
The quarter is the best coin of the three. It is really nice. You might upgrade the dollar one day. Believe it or not, but the dollar is fairly...
And the second one has post mint damage, also worth one cent.
Remember that lousy photos are a common way to hide problems, often the biggest problem of all, it’s a counterfeit. My rule is, if the photo is...
Here's mine ... Your piece is way better. [ATTACH]
The sharpness grade is VF-35, but the scratch over head is really distracting. I would say that it's worth VF-20 or 25 money.
Great posts! Here is the one coin I have for type. I bought this from JJ Teaparty many years ago back when all coins were raw. NGC graded this...
I agree. This one is an NGC PR-66, Cameo. I have had hard time trying to shoot photos that display it the way it looks "in hand." Here are three...
This note can be collected by color variation. By this time the Confederacy was running out of everything, including ink. To stretch things out...
The really high grade 1889-CC dollars are frequently, if not always Proof-Like. I learned this when I filled my want list requests for it as a...
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