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<p>[QUOTE="Mountain Man, post: 8175559, member: 94733"]Welcome to Coin Talk [USER=134566]@makeithail[/USER]. Interesting "handle" to go by, but why on Earth would anyone want to make it hail?</p><p>You being new to this site, we have no idea how knowledgeable you are in coin collecting (numismatics) so it's hard to judge how much information to give you. </p><p><br /></p><p>We at CT try to help new members as much as possible. If you just found an odd looking coin and wanted to find out if it is worth more than face value, we can do that too.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a ton of good online sites that can answer a number of your questions, so do some reading and self education. Google the information and it will come up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin most likely had excess grease fill those recessed areas, preventing the metal from entering and becoming part of the coin. We call that type of coin a greaser. They are fun to find, but don't have much value above face, unless quite unusual. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps. Read all you can and educate yourself and come to us for help when you can't find answers. Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mountain Man, post: 8175559, member: 94733"]Welcome to Coin Talk [USER=134566]@makeithail[/USER]. Interesting "handle" to go by, but why on Earth would anyone want to make it hail? You being new to this site, we have no idea how knowledgeable you are in coin collecting (numismatics) so it's hard to judge how much information to give you. We at CT try to help new members as much as possible. If you just found an odd looking coin and wanted to find out if it is worth more than face value, we can do that too. There are a ton of good online sites that can answer a number of your questions, so do some reading and self education. Google the information and it will come up. Your coin most likely had excess grease fill those recessed areas, preventing the metal from entering and becoming part of the coin. We call that type of coin a greaser. They are fun to find, but don't have much value above face, unless quite unusual. Hope this helps. Read all you can and educate yourself and come to us for help when you can't find answers. Good luck.[/QUOTE]
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