1929 FRBNs and Venezuela 5 Bs (the old ones that were equal to $1).
I can’t tell from the pictures if it’s a counterfeit, but it has been harshly cleaned.
At first glance it looked like a carbon spot. Well done!
I look at it as getting paid to do exercise.
And those zinc cents will rot over time. Even paying the huge premium for red copper is scary. Just a matter of time until they start getting...
Someone dug into their Judy-hole. Unfortunately for those, condition is the name of the game, and those are lacking. Older, but only worth face....
“Unique” is another term that is misused. Unique means there is only one.
I love it when someone is selling a toned coin and calls it “BU”..
German Silver. I had a piece marked as .999 fine German Silver with the word “GERMAN” very small. It’s an alloy of copper-nickel and has 0% silver...
Spend it before it loses more buying power.
You have to take a break away from what you love to renew your appreciation. Just like a married couple needs a little time apart to appreciate...
I buy these when they are nice and original and the seller isn’t asking an arm and a leg for them.
Other than the 40% silver halves from 1965-1970 and the Ike S-mint dollars from 1971-1976 and Bicentennial quarter, half and dollar from San...
It has been pulled. It was a modern Chinese fake.
To quote Kevin Bacon in Animal House, “Thank you sir, may I have another one.”
Only mint in the world that drives its customers away.
Exactly, it works all of the time… even when I don’t want it to.
Maybe it’s a Micro S like the 1945-S. Definitely needs to be looked at.
I love autocorrect.
I think it’s from using a Drexel-like tool to polish the die.
Separate names with a comma.
