Used for flipping, landed on concrete a few too many times.
I'd ask for an XRF scan, but I don't think those can detect chocolate.
I'm afraid the damage on the reverse would prevent it from getting a straight grade. Lowball collectors want only straight grades, I think.
So did I. When I saw the title and the domain hosting it, I kind of gritted my teeth, but it seems surprisingly even-handed and apolitical.
Are the coin-operated machines still completely mechanical (put quarters in slots, push in the slider, it eats the quarters)? If so, they may not...
The thing about plating removal is that copper's so much less reactive than zinc. Harder, too. So almost anything that dissolves or removes copper...
Can you post a photo of it next to a "normal" Lincoln cent? With the way cameras handle color balance, this coin's actual color could be almost...
Wow! So I guess in that era the yen was pretty close to 1:1 with the dollar, as opposed to today's 100-150:1.
That would be a reasonable price for a problem- free high VF example, based on what I see on Numismedia. This is in no way a problem-free example....
Lincoln and Washington were each much larger and stronger than most of their contemporaries. But while Lincoln was known as a great wrestler,...
Some nasty gashes to the nose and cheekbone on the bottom one. From what I've heard of George Washington, I'm sure the other guy(s) looked much...
This. (Or if not the last word, certainly a last word.) Weird readings from an XRF machine? Maybe the owner doesn't know how to use it for good...
A seller can get any negative or neutral feedback removed if eBay sees that they've offered a refund. Never forget our old friends aboncom:...
It doesn't have the RARE D mint mark, though. Oh, wait, it's the super-sought-after NO D VARIETY! You're rich!!!1@
In hindsight. I'm still not convinced that it's useful for actual prediction. Too hard to see past all the cognitive biases flesh is heir to.
The emailed testimony of an ebay seller is worth... well, it's not worth as much as a slab from a reputable TPG, that's for sure. "I showed it to...
This sent me off to Google. Searching for barn door indian cents turned up nothing relevant. Searching for barn door indian head pennies turned...
Carr, unlike most people, has the ability to seat the other face of the coin against a pretty accurate die before counterstamping it. At least, I...
Horizontal lines across the reverse fields, right below the base of the flame. Looks like the die got a pretty good gouge.
My late father-in-law had a large overpayment on his taxes. The IRS has been sending us stalling letters every six months or so. We finally paid a...
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