So, here's the coin in question: an 1879 Italian 5 Lire. I got this coin as a new year's gift from my brother's girlfriend and I'd like an idea on...
Sorry for posting so many times, my Ipod just lagged and hiccuped.
Bought two seated quarters for the collection today[ATTACH][ATTACH] (they were at half price)
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] What would this grade?
I don't see a date, so no. What if it used to be a 1909-S VDB though?
60.4% here, higher than a lot of people. NSP beat me though...
A lot of collectors have a miracle story where they found a valuable coin at almost no cost. Here's mine. One day, about two years ago, I stayed...
Pretty sure melting of cents and nickels was banned in December 2006.
Here's one of mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Might have been dipped in the past, but still a solid coin Sorry for the blurry picture
Not sure if I would send that to ANACS or not, but beautiful cherrypick!
Is that an RPM? I notice some notches at the top of the D.
"Always hold a coin by the edge, never by the faces." -The first rule of collecting Anyway, even though that is a 64, I have no idea how it...
If you want to know, look at my profile pic and custom title.
Fun story at a coin show: I was looking through the Seated Dime bin when I saw this one marked as "no date" for $3. Looking closer at the date...
Nice info on that Melt of '53, I got an 1852-O half dime (260000 minted to begin with, many were melted and only about 200 exist now) for the...
If you want a short series, I would recommend Draped Bust LCs (w/o 1799 or 1804). Each coin is over 200 years old and most of them under $100....
Nice counterargument! You make some really good points here. And the survival estimate came from this site called "PCGS CoinFacts".
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