I appreciate the recommendation and I will plan a trip soon. I’ve seen the Q-Mart and even a couple of decades ago it earned its label as...
While I’m thinking about it, going to coin shops is not always much better. I went to a store southeast of Trenton, an hour drive, to find out...
A lot of these comments sound like we’re neighbors. I’m in Bucks County, PA, so the Trevose, Langhorne, Allentown/Bethlehem, and occasional New...
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Wow! That is ambitious! Congratulations to you for taking on this challenge.
I suppose we won’t know for sure, but I think the second explanation is likely. I have a friend who trained as a machinist at a Ford plant. Their...
I have to come down in favor of these overstrikes. First, they would seem to still be legal tender because the base coin still exists even after...
Yes, I was joking. Finding any kind of 1909S is exciting to me.
I’m no expert, but I would think it’s genuine. Too bad the VDB has worn off!
I’m afraid Julius must be put in July, Augustus in August, and Octavius in October. I haven’t looked it up, but they renamed the months in their...
This is exactly the thing I am amazed at in the coin market. NGC gives a price guide value for an MS67RD of $260, with 540 graded in 67 or 67+....
That’s a beautiful coin, and I would guess an MS67RD. I wonder if a quick acetone rinse would remove that dirty spot on the obverse? I might...
On my two, there is a wedge jammed into the log on Lincoln’s right (our left). You may want to check your reverse again to see if he simply moved...
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We’re trying!
Now that you mention it, the reverse edge looks like what happens when I crack out a coin for my albums. Could this be a crackout, then...
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