Welcome @PamR. Many members here at CT are of the "Classic" period (read as old) so viewing photos can be challenging so I usually post this for new members. For the best results, you should post "in focus," FULL IMAGE photos (after you upload your photo, two buttons appear: Thumbnail and Full Image, click Full Image and your photo appears full size on your post and are easily enlarged by clicking on it). Photograph coins on neutral backgrounds like black, grey, or white. Crop out superfluous background so just the coin shows (you can use https://www.remove.bg for free), and post photos with correct orientation so members don't have to turn their computer in some awkward fashion to view it properly. While it isn’t always necessary, it is nice to show both the obverse and reverse, even if your question is just about one side. Members can often give more valuable information having both sides to evaluate. Add close ups of areas you have questions about and make your questions as definitive as possible so we know what you are asking for. And try to have the best lighting possible to show the most favorable photo of the coin. Hope this helps in the future. Good luck.
Welcome to CT! I worked in a bank off and on from around 1961-70. The first few years of this as a kid wrapping coins for them after school, so I searched through hundreds of thousands of coins. Other than silver dollars, the majority of which were Morgans, I never found a coin from the 1800s. So congratulations on those you found! (On a trip to London in 1967 a friend and I stopped at some banks and did a little roll searching. We found a few Victoria pennies 1897-1899)
Had you going there, huh? Lol. Just don't sell anybody any plated cents, Pam, those are just junk. And like Spark said, stick with us. Or we'll come looking for you.
That penny will haunt me lol! I wish I could delete it. I honestly think it was a gift because I graduated in 1981. I know you all are pros. I’m a beginner but hey we all have to start off somewhere.
