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<p>[QUOTE="PHstern, post: 427161, member: 15674"]Thanks for all the info. I'll take any suggestions as to who to call about a sale or auction. I'm a little hesitant to do anything with it locally. My mom took it to a coin store here in the OKC area and was offered 250 for it and told that it was not terribly uncommon. Fortunately she had a sense that he was not being totally up and up with her.</p><p><br /></p><p>My late aunt and her husband were amateur collectors and she did have a few other coins that she thought had value, but surely not to the extent of the silver penny. My mom also has a 1835 Liberty Bust dime, an 1822 Lombardy-Venetia 1 centesimo. She also has a 1978 d Kennedy half which she saved. I see nothing myself which looks any different about it, but apparently she did. If you all want, I can photograph and post those too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again, and thanks for the welcomes.</p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PHstern, post: 427161, member: 15674"]Thanks for all the info. I'll take any suggestions as to who to call about a sale or auction. I'm a little hesitant to do anything with it locally. My mom took it to a coin store here in the OKC area and was offered 250 for it and told that it was not terribly uncommon. Fortunately she had a sense that he was not being totally up and up with her. My late aunt and her husband were amateur collectors and she did have a few other coins that she thought had value, but surely not to the extent of the silver penny. My mom also has a 1835 Liberty Bust dime, an 1822 Lombardy-Venetia 1 centesimo. She also has a 1978 d Kennedy half which she saved. I see nothing myself which looks any different about it, but apparently she did. If you all want, I can photograph and post those too. Thanks again, and thanks for the welcomes. Paul[/QUOTE]
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