No worries LM, the 1845 will work just fine!
Overall, I prefer circulated coins and do not intentionally collect high grade MS coins so it would be the old one for me.
This happens all the time, they will be back at some point.
Since they are steel, they are all '43s, and at 2.7g per it would be about 630 or so.
645mm D and 655mm (P) - over 1.3 BILLION were minted, so they are out there somewhere. My bank still has rolls; I get two every week or so from...
I'd go with NT - most of the AT coins are more striking.
Thanks for all of the feedback, just as I suspected but you have to make sure.
Okay, I know, but I still have to make sure. The coin looks to have been well struck, however worn it may be, and there are no other signs of...
I appreciate the enthusiasm guys, gracias. I plan to buy some of that full strength acetone and see if it does anything. Since I don't ever slab...
Very nice upgrade!
Under-graded at 65 - should be 66 - Arnold (I don't follow the TPGs much so no idea on that holder)
The black stuff appears to be removable; in hand it doesn't look like terminal tarnish but something on the surface of the coin. LM, not a secret...
I have been working to transfer my coins from old blue Whitman folders into Dansco albums and have this nice (at least it was) '02 Barber half...
I had that happen a few times many years ago. Twice I went through every roll and made two high grade rolls of each: 2001-D Vermont and 2002-D...
65 - no idea on the variety but looks like a die-crack reverse @ 4:30. Pretty coin!
I wrote the story of our family bag of 1904-O Morgans in a thread created by @KBBPLL earlier this year. Generational Coins | Coin Talk [ATTACH]...
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Excellent write-up and research Pete, very compelling. Being in manufacturing with focus the last 20 years as a regional production engineer,...
Thank you LM for another chance at the 1841 copper Braided Hair large cent I do not have anything prior to 1856 so would be able to stretch my...
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