Hi Group, During my MD-Days I once was detecting the stomping grounds of my elementary school, built in 1920. Basically I was expecting nothing...
I had a similar experience with a PCGS MS-70 2013-W Enhanced Proof! Did not notice it until many months after purchase... I really should have...
Hello Inspector43, I also live in the Houston area and have had the same experience with several Houston coin shops in the past. However, Royal...
News Flash... Nothing stays the same! (And unlike a fine wine, eBay has not improved with age) As a Buyer and Seller on the 'bay' since 1997,...
Perhaps it's just the lighting of these pics but they look polished? Please say it aint so, Joe. J.T.
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Hello CT-ers, I like enjoy my coins and derive esthetic satisfaction from their designs, including the Ancients, Mexican & U.S. mintages. However,...
Randy, If the bulk of the silver coins are foreign I would suggest purchasing an older Krause-Mischler catalogue and check them for rarity. You...
Those dang Ruskie Hackers attack again. J.T.
Hello CT-ers, As a teenager I remember seeing an beautiful uncirculated wheatie struck on a silver planchette. It was at a coin store located on...
Hello Ranger, I understand that dateless Buffalo nickels can be sold for a premium over 5¢ each to people making belt buckles & other jewelry. J.T.
Hello Group, How silver comes out of the ground IMO exclusively depends on what soil makes-up the ground. I live in Houston and have dug silver...
Hi CT-ers, Any of you catch some of the YouTuber's metal detecting clips where the finders rub the heck out of dirty silver coins between two...
Good on You 'dollar', Just as strange and lucky, I found a 1968-S half in a sandbox while metal detect 20 years ago! (It wasn't in as good a shape...
5th Century B.C.E.-2020 A.D. J.T.
Hi cplradar, Personally, It looks to be 'over-somethinged', but just cannot pigeon-hole what. J.T.
Ditto, Incharge! J.T.
Looks like the 'Real Deal' to me. Would you share how you came by it? J.T.
Hi Manny, I recall getting them in change on occasion. Mostly dateless. When I was actively metal detecting, 20 years ago, I was hunting an old...
As per manny9655's reply: Not a guarantee, but because of the re-cutting of dies to strengthen the date, one might assume 'most' dateless SLQ's...
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