Oh, and some coin snobs get a little bent out of shape if you refer to a cent as a penny. I personally don't care, but some in this hobby won't...
Copper starts to discolor like that when it comes in contact with some chemical or substance. Spots like that can simply come from someone...
The auction has ended so I can no longer see the coin in question. Others have given you some solid advice. I just wanted to add something:...
There's a raw one on eBay right now for $47. Yeah...I'm thinking it's a FAKE!!!
I'm soooooooooooo jealous...
I spotted this one at the same place I bought the EAC; however, you can see it's a *little* out of my price range. The owner was kind enough to...
I was in Estes Park, CO yesterday with my family and stopped at an antique / coin / stamp / gun dealer on a whim. I came home with this 1787 New...
Don't make the mistake I made as a young collector: Rather than trying to buy as many coins as you can, save your money and buy one of the BEST...
Why not just email them and ask?
Grrr....I bought a coin just like that, thinking it was an improperly mixed alloy. It came back from NGC as "improperly cleaned."
Hi Roxana, 1- Where are you from? Your English suggests it is not your first language, but I know what you mean so it will do just fine. 2- A...
Remember, grade is a measurement of wear from circulation, nothing else. It looks like the coin isn't very worn -- although AU-58 may be a touch...
You wouldn't believe the number of hours I've spent going through change jars to find that coin!!! Good for you, but ARGH for me!
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I took an interest in these, and bought a book based on a recommendation from this board. However, I haven't found any "red book" type book,...
Good for you.
The adage in this hobby is to, "buy the book before the coin." There are a ton of good books on coins by series, and the buffalo nickel is no...
For what it's worth, if you join the American Numismatic Association, you automatically get submission privileges to NGC. That alone is worth the...
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Welcome to Coin Talk and to the hobby of coin collecting. As to the 1982 quarter, it isn't anything special for the year. I'd just spend it....
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