I have a well, well-worn 1916 Mercury dime, and there is little or no way to find the mint mark, if there actually is one. My lcs was of no help....
My 1914-D Lincoln is in VF30, but there is a hole drilled through it. Paid 20 bucks at the flea market 30+ years ago.
15 front, 12 back for 27 total.
Like the OP, I used an eraser on a very nice VG 1875-s Twenty Cent Piece. How bad does that degrade it I wonder?
'Zactly. Some you can figure out without resto, like the Type 1s. Always look for the 16/16. And there is a way to spot 1914 and 1921 from the...
So my 1913-S Type 2 (I have six) and my 1918/17 are only worth 5 cents each? Ebay begs to differ. However, they're not going anywhere and it is so...
It has two clear slides. The quarters slide out and get in between the slide and the cardboard. I will try the dampening thing. Then replace the...
In 1993 when my then fiancee left (looooong story), I suddenly had money burning holes. From a mailing ad, I bought full Franklin, Walkers, SLQ...
In my 20th Century Type Whitman album 9139, the quarters keep sliding out. Only the quarters slide, nothing else. Any recommendations on how to...
The one thing I noticed with the self-stick ones is that the cardboard is thinner than the staple kind. Therefore the coin can rub through the...
Back in the day, I had a bottle of Silver-Date-Back. Used it to find two SLQs - 1918 and 1920, both Philly mints. If memory serves, it was 3%...
Is it better to A: Take a coin photo outside on a sunny day, cloudy day, or partly cloudy day; or B: Should I use artificial light indoors...
Hare ya go. No coins, though. https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-gold-rush-money-vest-ca-1849/
Grampa gave me and my brother each an 1880-O Morgan and a penny album (like this one) about half full with only the 22-D, 24-D semi-keys. Filled...
Do check your '39s for the doubled "Monticello".
According to the "Major Oddity and Variety Guide of United Staets Coins" by Frank Spadone, 1974, it is listed as: '(RJ) connected R-T in Liberty'....
A 1916 SLQ, any grade, even dateless. Got close to a no date one on eBay years ago, but wasn't quick enough or the other guy had a way high bid....
Dad gets those we-want-money letters with nickels in them, and one just happened to be a 1944-D in really good shape. Too funny. Lucky I was there...
Got an 1896 Barber Quarter in XF for $27 many years ago. They dumbed down the pic, because when it arrived it had been polished. Too bad, nice...
YES! this is the way to do it. Or just put it in your mailbox with the flag raised. The mail carrier will know what to do with it. If the real...
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