Just Bob

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but your coin is not Overton-102 (or 102a), the 1817/4 variety. Compare your coin to the one in the pictures on the web site linked below. Pay particular attention to the relationship of the second "T" in "STATES," and the "I" in "PLURIBUS." Notice that on your coin, the right side of the "I" lines up with the left side of the "T." On the O-102, the center of the "I" is under the right side of the "T." Since only one reverse die was paired with that obverse die, your coin can not be a match. Sorry http://maibockaddict.com/1817-o-102-7-over-4-capped-bust-half-dollar.shtml

Welcome to the forum. First, forget about cleaning them . That will ruin the numismatic value. The best place to sell circulated raw coins is probably Ebay. Do some research to determine value and condition, and take good pictures of both sides.

Houghton is still in business, and still manufacturing detergents, lubricants, and fluids, including Cosmolubric. (The latest is Cosmolubric B-230). Their very first product, Cosmoline, is still being used as a rust preventative today.

She is a looker.

I would like to see a drawing of this design. I think it could be a very nice looking coin, if done tastefully. It might make an even nicer looking medal. Would it be safe to say that Columbia would be the equivalent of a female Uncle Sam, except in the form of a goddess, rather than a human?

Welcome to the forum. The guys are correct. Unless the reverse has something special about it, it is just a worn, beat-up quarter. And, even though it is over 50 years old, that year is still found frequently in circulation.

It is interesting to me that people were still trusted enough at that time to be able to buy cyanide over the counter. (and opium and strychnine and dynamite, etc, etc.)

Algoma, established in northeast Mississippi in 1860 as a lumber town, was known for its crosstie industry. In fact, it bills itself as the Crosstie Capital of the World, and holds an annual Crosstie Festival in October. W. R. Walker operated a general store from 1914 to 1917. In addition to this $1 token, a 50 cent and 25 cent token are also known. All are rare, with only 2 or 3 of each denomination currently known.

I imagine J. Stanford Saltus would disagree with the Mint's recommendation. Link

Detail has been removed from the shallow areas of the die. The logical explanation is die polishing, as has been stated by several others.

I think what appears to be a handwritten correction is the design of the letterhead. It appears to be the same color ink as the rest of the writing at the top, except for the typewritten date. The first three digits of the date - 189 - were already written in,and the writer was expected to write in the month, day, and last digit of the year.

That isn't the copper core showing at 9:00 to 12:00 in the obverse picture?

Found this at a flea market about 10 years ago:

They have Goldberg Coins and Collectibles and Goldberg Auctioneers.They have sold some very important pieces over the years,including the record breaking Millenia Collection of ancient and world coins. https://coinweek.com/auctions-news/greatest-world-coin-auction-millennia-collection-part-1-overview-famous-pieces/ Link to their website here: https://www.goldbergcoins.com/content/

Unless you intended to use a different word and spelled it wrong, the word you chose is a derogatory term for someone of Latin American descent, and is very likely to offend readers of this forum.

Someone get the fork, and take me off the grill. I am done.

That stinks. Sorry for your misfortune, but I hope it turns up.

First one is AU, and the second is a nice 63, with a shot at 64, if the tics on the cheek are not as noticeable in hand as they are in the picture. That's a die crack across the top on the reverse.

I am not with NGC, but if you want an answer from them, an email might not be a bad idea.

It means they "borrowed" the images from the NGC website - possibly the Registry, possibly elsewhere - and manipulated them to look however they wanted. The more I read about this seller, the more I distrust them.

Very cool dime bank! And, is that your "Dime Kitty?" I have one from a bank on the MS gulf coast in my exonumia collection.

I don't think that identifying the year will add anything to the value. That one is only worth a cent, if you can get someone to accept it. It is copper, though, so as Karen Holcomb suggested in another thread, it might be worth saving in case you need to melt it down to make ammo for the Zombie Apocalypse.

Modern coin holders, including flips, 2x2s, and hard plastic holders, are supposed to be inert. Some older flips are known to contain PVC, which can be harmful to a coin's surface. If a holder smells like a shower curtain, it probably contains PVC. I'm not sure what the "long run" is, but I can tell you that I have had coins in inert plastic for 30+ years that look exactly the same as they did when they were put in the holders.

My above comment was made after seeing the pictures on my Android phone. On that screen, the last image had a tan hue, much different from the look I now see on my laptop.