Amazing acquisitions! I too am trying to get all 12, and I have 3 so far. I am interested to see your next ones!
Very interesting write-up! I learned a lot. I like how you emphasized that even modern currency can provide such an interesting amount of...
I have seen these coins before and would love to get into them. I find them seriously intriguing and mystifying in nature. Perhaps I too should...
Snowy day here, so I decided to come online an I’m glad I did. Here is a very lustrous and brilliant coin, and it is quite difficult to capture!...
Would these forgeries be contemporary or to intentionally deceive collectors?
Looks like some old M&Ms!
Those are all contact marks as they're called. In fact, you can even almost see the shape of another coins rim on one of them.
Nice deal!
I see exactly what you see. It does look like a P, it really does! But it's a result of tarnish and rust, common with these wartime steel cents....
I'm going to have to get some boxes to look through at the bank soon before it's too late!
For the first one I see SC on the reverse, a pretty common reverse type but maybe you can use it to help attribute a period of time. Second I...
Indeed. I must recede into the hills, for I have fallen victim to an all but impatient error...
Lol! Sorry for the three posts-- just noticed that! My wifi has been doing some weird stuff to my computer lately...
Those look awesome! I think I'm going to have to take a few pointers from you...
I don't see any doubling. It is difficult with the pictures but there may be a minor RPM.
Denticles and date are off. No go on this one.
I agree with the above. It's corrosion, post-mint damage.
Now that others have mentioned it... I'm considering VAM-8 as well, the 79/80 Ear, Doubled 18-0. I don't think VAM-9 because it looks to have a...
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