This well worn beauty made it’s way to my album. 1798 had a bunch of varieties. Best I can tell is Style 2 hair, Style 2 letters, reverse of 1797....
The do make for great jewelry and such. Picture of the money clip that I carry everyday. [ATTACH]
I have a dime that has a damaged edge like this. Definitely post mint damage. I saw some reference that said coins that spend an extended amount...
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Here is one of the tiny beauties in my collection.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
I must have missed the part of coin collecting where I was supposed to make money collecting coins.
I thought it was because I was attracted to shiny things.
It looks like a cast replica to me. The pitting and the apparent casting metal flow on the bottom of the coin really screams fake to me.
I agree with lordmarcovan, it is a keeper. I see it as a piece of history that has gone through many hands.
Mintage of 392 million, condition I would guess at AG 03. Value 10-15 cents.
It is still a very handsome coin. I agree with Paddyman98. Details MS60?
@Southernman189 Very nice.
I found some reference to 10th Company 1st Grenadiers and Frederick William. There seems to be a few German Medals surrounding an October 1938...
Look at this website/ page. It talks about some of the 1908 Indian Cent varieties....
I have been collecting for about 50 years (I started pretty young). I have always been pulled toward “obsolete “ U.S. and Canadian coinage. I also...
It wasn’t my question. I was answering the OP question.
It has been ground down after it left the mint. You can see the grind marks. It is post mint damage. Someone could have been trying out a new...
I did find an article on Quora about counterfeiting in ancient times. It might shed some light....
I agree with longnine. I have not seen the use of the word scrape before in descriptions. Usually the descriptions say scratch, nick or gouge.
I think they should have had non-precious metal versions minted and included with the yearly mint sets and proof sets.
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