Free always does it.
Ha! I grew up after the change was made to clad. Although I started collecting at a tender young age, I've never dropped silver coin to hear...
I agree with those above me: Neither is PF70, but you paid a decent price for them. If you sent them to NGC or PCGS they would come back between...
Oh, I forgot, an ANA membership is cheaper than buying a submission account through NGC, but you get submission privileges by virtue of being an...
I am a member, and I live about 35 miles from Colorado Springs (ANA headquarters). So it's great that I can use the library without paying...
Wow...I suppose I should inventory my collection!
Yes, go. If memory serves, the tour cost one or two pounds.
Hey, have you been to the castle in Lincoln? My 38-great grandfather was Turold of Lincoln, and began construction on it. The bailey was named...
Having made my point above, I'm taking another stab at the doubled die question. I'm leaning towards no; however, it seems to me your best chance...
OP, the improved pics still aren't zoomed in enough to really tell. The best bet you have is looking through your loupe. Of course, you can't...
I know the NGC site specifically says it will not slab hobo nickels. I can't speak for the others, though.
I'd go AU-58. The pics are blurry, but I can still see feathers on the eagle's chest. Nice find.
Oh, I forgot to mention, Extremely Fine is sometimes written as EF and sometimes written as XF. If just depends on who writes it. I put EF in my...
Heck, it's fine in the US, too. I don't really like the term, "junk silver," because that coin does have value to someone. Not every collection...
I was going to go with AU58 BN. I *think* there is just a tiny smidgen of wear on the eyebrow and lower portion of the hair. I'm out of the...
So, to answer your question, I think it is somewhere around EF40.
US and many other coins are graded on the Sheldon scale, which goes from 1 to 70. This system is standardized in the US, probably elsewhere, so...
I assume the "mint mark on the back" was an "S"? Because if not, you did REALLY well.
Unless you're going to sell it, why bother with the bean? You can see for yourself the quality of strike; you don't need someone's overpriced...
I have an idea: Let's put these jamokes in charge of everyone's health care!!!
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