I love World coin "junkbox" lots. Nice find on the Jamaican penny. I don't think I ever encountered one from George V in bulk lots. One of the...
Neat laminations. Just finding S-mint coins from the 1940s is cool enough, I reckon. Get many War nickels these days? I haven't done much if...
Reckon thas' goodenuf. It's about the only special thing about that coin, but still, finding an S-mint coin in circulation is kinda fun. I got a...
True, in that condition you wouldn't be risking much, but I think the discolored stain left by acid-treatment would make the coin look worse....
It probably does look a bit better in hand. Seems rather lackluster (literally) in that set of photos.
Yes, they're made of copper-nickel alloy. No reason to put Nic-a-Date (acid) on it. I'm not sure how well that would work, and even if it did,...
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Holy cow, regardless of condition or monetary value (or lack thereof) that's an amazing CRH find! No, it would not be an 1856. Those were...
What @cpm9ball said. Ew. Mildly interesting in that they got impaired in such a relatively short time after being made, but ... stuff happens....
Still, quite an interesting river find. Neat conversation piece. Bad fake, but interesting in spite of that. And in some ways, because of that.
The "32" in the date is all wrong. I agree with @Treashunt that it is probably a real silver quarter, but the date was crudely altered.
C'mon, you never, ever slip into unnecessary detail with your storytelling, @paddyman98? ;) I know I do. This ain't Dragnet. We allow for a bit...
PS- the 1902 Barber half dollar in G4 grade = $14, per Numismedia. It's a common date.
The 1859-64 Indian cents were struck in copper-nickel and are thicker than the bronze ones struck from the latter half of 1864 until 1909....
By the time you factor in all the fees and shipping and insurance both ways, figure you're gonna spend around 50 bucks to get a coin certified....
It looks about right for a 62. I don't find it particularly impressive, but that being said, it's certainly not bad, either. It's just a fairly...
I concur, but it is still a cool piece of old silver, though. At a glance, I'm not seeing anything there worthy of the expense and hassle of...
What "dig marks"? That Cartwheel 2d is a Mint State coin, and a Choice specimen at that. Were you referring to a different coin?
Handsome piece. PCGS, I can tell from the prongs. What's the grade? I find myself lacking any Pillar coins at the moment. I shall have to...
This. I was sure there must be a term for "a number that reads the same whether it's right side up or upside-down", and there is. It is called a...
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