Not my coin, it's a friends and they want to dump all of their mini-collection for cash. I think I'm stuck taking this to my guy at the LCS. I...
Yes, my quick mental math was seriously off, lol.
Gold is over $3k/oz, this is like $100 worth...don't worry, I was surprised as well. lol
So, if it is gold, does it have a numismatic premium? Is it actually from 1853 or just a modern fantasy replica? The comparable above sold for...
This is the closest I've found but it's 1857. The portrait and reverse match pretty well....
An 80 year old friend had this and asked me to look at it. I have no clue, my gut said "tourist junk" until I googled it a bit....now I'm not so...
Completely wrong, the formula for VC has not changed. The product is already "environmentally friendly" and completely non-hazardous. You have a...
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Tiny fleck of verdigris, I wouldn't worry about it.
Grading proofs from pictures, extremely challenging. They only minted 51k of these, so it's a winner no matter what! PR-62
I hope so! America has wasted enough money on making cents!
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Anti-plating blisters! :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Genuine OBW rolls or assembled rolls?
About 30+ years overdue! There is nothing about the existence of a 1 cent coin that makes sense. Even alternative metals/plastic/etc. would be an...
The cent (and the nickel) must be eliminated. Most people won't even bend over to pick them up. You cannot buy anything with 1 cent. Currency is...
I have to disagree, sorry Doug. All verdigris salts attract and hold water and can provide the feed materials (most notably hydroxide ion) to...
Stole it! Beauty!
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