I've always lived on the East coast, and in my early teens, the fam took a vacation to California. I of course knew it would happen, but still it...
I think you can bring this to any bank and return it as defective, and they will replace it with another Lincoln cent for you at no charge.
Interesting post, but the OP topic was "Movies about coins." Your post about "The Wizard of Oz" you stated is filled with references to money. I...
May the 1909-S VDB force be with you.
The movie "Dear John" with Channing Tatum spent a decent part of the plot on coin collecting. I actually didn't care for its eventual premise...
10,000 likes?...Wow! I don't think I even have 10,000 total letters yet with my posts - LOL Congrats on many excellent posts over the years.
Send the coin to a TPG or have a dealer send it in for you, and then you'll know what sort of value you really have instead of guessing at it.
I'm not involved in the registry, probably never will be, but I do enjoy the coin pics they have on there. Very cool pics, and it has helped me to...
Perhaps the Lincoln set was uncleaned and have their original skin, and are actually worth a premium price over whatever grade was decided on for...
"Did you give this person any indication of your price expectations?" That's a key point. A coin dealer who has been around a long time, someone...
Every dealer has their own business model. Basically if the dealer can make a profit and it's worth his time to do so, then he'll buy...
1 DAY AUCTION One day auctions can be a scammer's delight. From the scammer handbook: List some legit auctions, basically to break even, but to...
A good album filler for sure.
"Found metal detecting and cleaned"
I'm considering buying the coin because CoinTalk has made it famous.
Clarified...but it's been over 50 years now, and to mint a coin with that particular picture in mind, at this point in time, is a bit silly in my...
Ted I guess was too young at the time.
I say rinse it off with distilled water, and do not apply pressure while rinsing it because the dirt could scratch the coin. Then dab it dry with...
Very cool - I love toned coins displaying some their original skin.
I always thought that Marilyn Monroe was the First Lady during that time?
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