The earliest I've seen is 1790s British copper, similar to the OPs coin.
I would highly suggest you read a few books about coin grading. This is an essential skill you must develop before you can be confident in your...
Yup, Tampa next year and Ft Lauderdale the year after that.
They look plated to me. The shininess is not right. And no, this would be post mint damage - although I have no idea why someone would do that.
Update: the coin sold for almost dead $100k. The price seems really high to me!
Oh, I've heard of the show, but don't watch it. I don't like "reality" TV.
Never heard of it.
I was at a dealers table today and someone came up to try and sell a gold Kennedy. The dealer wax even interested at $1k, and said there was...
Typing on this tablet is driving me crazy. I'll get it when I get home.
What/who am I looking at here?
You left off CT ☺ I would recommend adding the acronyms that specialists use (B, BB, V, JR, O, F, VAM, and a whole lot more) Good go at a list,...
Then fix it! That's the beauty of Wikipedia. The numismatics section is rather neglected, but all it would take would be someone with a little...
I certainly would have thought so!
The show feels bigger than last year, but the place is deserted. The crowds were not there yesterday and several dealers were complaining about...
Yup. You have a quarter, and its worth a quarter.
Definitely damage. Also, welcome to the club.
It's not hub doubling.
Yes, it is definitely Longacre doubling. The entire periphery of the wreath on the reverse also shows it. This is incredibly common on coins of...
I buy them occasionally.... but only when they make me go WOW. Like this one. The luster is much stronger than these pictures indicate: [IMG] [IMG]
Haha, fair enough. I was just looking at the map today to refresh myself on where I'm going tomorrow.
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