I could not agree more! Most of my collection is not valuable. I just collect for the fun of it.
You would be surprised how many proofs are circulating. Especially half dollars. I think coin dealers sometimes pass them out in change because...
It was caused by a grease filled die and are very common. Welcome to Cointalk!
Can you please post a picture of the half cents, large cents, 2c, 3c and 20c, any bust and seated coins and the early/bust/seated dollar...
Nice set of coins!
I'm 18 now.
I'm 18 now.:(
What you are seeing is called pareidolia. Send a picture of the edge of the quarter. It would have to be silver to be struck on a 1941 Canadian...
Some dirty substances will not come off without some serious scrubbing. Looks like it is a dirty and damaged coin.
Im 17 years old and 10 hours and 16 minutes away from turning 18.
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Correct it is damage. Looks like it has nasty road rash from being run over.
Looks like coin B may have some verdigris on it which can progress and get worse. So I would stick with coin A.
Caused by die deterioration.
Your coin looks like it was ground down. Imo it is not a clip.
Solid red is typically an older roll. I always ask for sold color Customer wrapped rolls because those are typically older coins. I have got lucky...
Hmm. I've never heard of these before and now I want one! Cool post!
Do those colored coins actually circulate @gxseries ? If so that is pretty cool!
Nice coin! How much was it?
$600 after ebucks. Dog is 55lbs.
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