A trick that works with my microscope is that I rotate the coin 360 degrees, if the anomaly stays, it is probably real deal, if not, it disappears...
Good luck on your roll hunt, if you don't have Variety Vista, Wexler and Copper Coin book marked, take a look. Wexler shows you the mint mark...
I agree with the above posts, one way to tell is a close up with a crop down to the mint mark.
That sounds like a workable plan. I have two bank accounts, two different banks, not much money in them, I buy coins in one and return to the...
However you are doing it, keep doing it as it works.
I like your pics. Is that a die crack on the right wheat stalk?
Cool. Another reason I like the bank wrapped boxes is that I deal with a small bank and the tellers have told me two other customers are box...
The other IHC this month was an 1893, it is in my postings. I found five last year and the oldest was an 1887. Thanks for the look and like. None...
Thanks for the likes and looks, just picked up a new box from the bank.
Thanks for the likes, I discovered a discrepancy between Copper Coin and Wexler, Copper Coin calls this an rpm north and Wexler, south. I thought...
True, if you buy a few rolls and are short a couple cents, no biggie, but when you buy fifty rolls three time a week, it adds up. I just go with...
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McCann got a lucky buy, I only buy machine rolled pennies as I got burned with a box of customer rolled pennies, each roll was missing three to...
Keep a good rapport with your tellers, ask them to look for old or strange customer rolls; when I find an old common wheat I put it in a flip and...
Kudos,I have found two of the 1909 no VDB, but am still searching.
Thanks for the looks and likes.
You can build three Toyota and an Android phone out of the steel in the front bumper from a '58 Caddy. With the way things are going, Mt. Everest...
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Ah, analog. Is that a "French" phone?
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