Chuckle... No, but I know who that is. They're a member of WINS. :D Ben
That's a "Short Snorter." My old man had a couple from when he was a Marine in WWII....
Hmmm, I thought I gave all the necessary information one would need to root it out. ;) :D:D:D Ben
Well, I broke my self imposed exile and made a (IMHO) very nice purchase in the 1827 Bust Half Dollar presuasion. Pictures when it arrives... Ben
Greetings and Welcome to the forum. :) What it sounds like is the seller salted your "uncleaned ancients" with a steel 'small dark grey' German...
The coins date is 1830.
Check this one out. Would you believe it's an (R-6) to boot. :( [IMG]
I strongly disagree. What and how you collect is a beauty all in itself. You are the master of your domain and if that domain is holed,...
I actually think they are more fascinating than unmarked coins. Take this one for example. Maybe the individual who had it was killed in the war...
Very interesting piece, I'd give it a F-10. Thanks for sharing. :) Ben
You've got to remember one cannot get a real good idea of the authenticity of a coin without actually holding it in their hand, unless of course...
P.T. Barnum comes to mind...
Never noticed it before but is one stand of the (R) in TRUST missing? Other than that it's a beauty. Take care Ben
LOL... :thumb:
MS-64. Beautiful...
Early American (1794-1836) silver half dollars.
Good Luck. :) Ben
That plastic is pretty expensive isn't it? They're making a MINT...
It looks a little more like a MS-63 to me...
Looks Fine-12 to me the way it is. :) Ben
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