Carols: You really have to buy some excellent reference manuals. Start with the current two Cherrypicker editions. They have some good...
A long time ago (back in the 1960's) I developed a love for Buffalo nickels, and that was when you could find them by the ton in everyday change....
yeah, not on eBay.
nice find. What machine are you using?
Lost: "The last time"? Um..... never. Beautiful, thanks for showing.
jello: It does not match the picture in Cherry Pickers, Page #71, for the Trumpet Tail. also, did you see this:...
Comoregion Without pictures it is difficult to estimate values, the US could be anywhere from melt (silver) value to a lot of money. By the...
post mint damage.
all that I can say is: :thumb:
Never feel stupid for being trusting! I'd rather trust than not trust.
This is a shame. Sorry, George & Thalia.
:thumb: Same as the 1955 poor man's doubleD die.
JIM: He reweighed it and it is the same weight. See post above yours. Strange.
Since there was no MS-70, I guessed MS-66.
John: Sounds reasonable. But, perhaps, just as the $ (for the American $) came form the symbol on the reverse (I am sure that someone will...
very neat 'finds'.
A neat example of a 'states' coin: http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t54027/
Actually, aside from a couple of 'pattern' pieces (1792) there were no US coins prior to that date, which was when the US mint was established....
nice 1/2 cent! Any day detecting is better than a good day at work.
IMO, the S is not inverted. it does appear to have been placed onto the die at an angle. However, check out cherrypickers for the 1909 S...
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