You have a 'BIE' Lincoln (fairly common for that era). It appears to be a lamination at the truncation of Lincoln's bust. The 'BIE' adds little to...
bump Anyone else plan to attend Summer Seminar this year?
Kanga, those grading classes are great. You will learn a LOT. Hope to see you at Summer Seminar. I'll be there both weeks.
NGC uses S$1 to distinguish a Silver Dollar (S$1) from a Gold Dollar (G$1). Morgan Dollars (S$1) and Gold Dollars (G$1) were both minted through...
Looks like a bunch of die chips around the letters. Perhaps there was a problem with the die steel or the die was not properly hardened.
#1 - Do not polish your coins. Polished coins have little to no value to a collector because they have been ruined. #2 - If you have a steel...
Nice coin. I like the elephant trampling the snake.
I thought that position had already been filled.
I agree 100%. That is why I said it was probably "helped".
You have to look beyond "shiny". Look at the strike. A Proof coin will have a full (or nearly full) strike. The rims will be full. The corners...
That one was probably "helped".
Nice cud. I agree your pareidolia skills came into play seeing the second mintmark.
Only when you least expect it. :yes:
You did well! That's what cherrypicking is all about. I wouldn't be so hard on the storeowner. He is not a coin dealer - he is an antique dealer...
Spend them at a coin-operated car wash. The machines will accept your gold-plated quarters as what they are - quarters. That will spare you the...
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There is plenty of good advice about starting a coin club in this thread.
Looks like you found some small die chips. None of them are cuds. A cud starts at the edge and goes in past the rim.
If anyone suggests putting the coin in a rock tumbler you should ignore that advice.
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