Stuck through a piece of debris is my first guess.
Yeah, the dealer shouldn't hear anything that discomforts him, or have to interact with any customer unwilling just to pay his price - in cash, no...
I don't disagree in principle, but some of the OP's suggestions seem to put the dealer's convenience first and the customer's needs second. "Only...
1981 or 1985.
I recall that an original owner of the only five (unlawfully) minted 1913 V nickles ran ads offering to buy them in order to stimulate interest...
Way to go, poker face.
You express most eloquently a reason to collect. King George V of Britain was a serious stamp collector. Before World War I, he regularly...
I collect to experience an intimate connection to those who came before me, and to conserve the means of that connection for those who will come...
The collector value of a coin is an emotive premium over its intrinsic value. If the coin is a 1921 Peace dollar in VF condition, the price of...
$2 is traditionally the minimum bet at a racetrack. Gamblers are a superstitious lot, and they were likely to rip off the corner of a $2 note in...
A vehicle with a high center of gravity (like many SUVs) is vulnerable to rolling over if it loses a tire while being driven at speed.
People who think it might be real, despite the stated opinions of the seller and his collector friend. It's possible the seller is a very clever...
It's a counterfeit half dollar. Sorry.
You bought a coin that moves you and with eyes wide open about the price you paid. Unless you spent the butter and egg money, you've no need to...
Funny how it seems to breathe menace, even just in a photograph. Seems an exceptional piece for a coin made of cheap material at such at moment...
Magnificent. One of my dream collections is a denarius of each of the Twelve Caesars. Obviously I need a dream upgrade. Bart - I know what you...
Yep. Your odd man out is a so-called "white cent", only issued for the first few years of the IHC. Too bad the date was obliterated by damage....
I love the die crack on the 1818 coin. How many more do you reckon it struck before the whole edge fell off?
If Breen didn't figure it out, it probably can't be.
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