...hardly. ;)
We need a "Supreme Court" for coins. :) (a group of leading professionals without a financial stake in the outcome)
It's not complete without "Yakpoo"! :cow:
I bought a 1928 Peace Dollar a while back that was superb, but the luster was subdued. I sent it in to be graded, expecting MS66. It came back...
When I was young, I thought of "Brilliant Uncirculated" (BU) as any un-toned coin north of MS65...(I never heard of the Sheldon Scale in the...
A clear case of "CC Priviliedge". :)
So true! I was thinking about people who are famous for other things, before or after war. For instance, a WWII short snorter with Jimmy Stewart's...
For comparison...here's a scuffed up Morgan (Obv) I bought a while back and was pleasantly surprised it got an MS65 from PCGS. These are the best...
Today, 100 Won is about 8.6¢.
That's a really nice "Short Snorter"...Congrats! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_snorter#:~:text=A short snorter is a,the military and...
I like consecutive notes. Whenever I get consecutive notes at the ATM, I save them. I loose money as inflation eats them away.
Welcome to CT! :)
I would begin with 3 and 9 to see what they get. I don't know how graders feel about die polishing marks (or whatever they're called).
They gotta be worth at least $300. If you list them on eBay, you might get your listing fees back.
I love the leaf detail in the finest struck examples.
Perhaps the Mint is releasing some old bags of circulated coins...to make up for the coin shortage. Everyone seems to be finding circulated 1939...
I like the shape! Odd shape for a U.S. struck medal. I'm keeping an eye out for a Lesher Referendum Dollar...(same shape). [IMG]
Do you find them more on "D"s than "P"s? It looks like a die cud due to excessive pressure. I think of Denver has having the most powerful presses...
I do that, too. I usually give them out to kids...to spark their imaginations.
It's nice when the U.S. Treasury cuts their budget just enough to give us the error coins we all know and love. :)
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