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Just Bob

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    1959 penny

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    On 6/16/2024 at 9:48 AM, ldhair said:

    In my 22 years on this site, I have never paid anything. The same on CU. 

    Ditto. I have created threads, posted pictures, and responded to hundreds of threads without having to pay NGC anything. Regardless of other peoples’ experience or understanding of the way this site is supposed to work, the fact remains that posting on this forum is free, unless a member chooses to buy an upgraded membership.

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    It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    Robert Wood Hinton was born Dec.28, 1854, in Winder, Georgia. In 1886 he moved to Lamar County in Mississippi to join his brother Henry and Herbert Camp in forming the Camp & Hinton Bros. Lumber Company. In 1899, Robert started the R.W. Hinton Company for the purpose of supplying general merchandise to the employees of the mill and the public. The Company also manufactured naval stores ( turpentine products) and lumber. He chose the town of Lumberton, as it was the site of the junction of the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad, and the New Orleans & Northeastern railroad. Mr Hinton died April, 17, 1932.

    The store issued tokens in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents, and one dollar. All are listed as scarce to rare.

     

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    NGC Pedigree

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    On 6/11/2024 at 7:57 AM, Redline68 said:

    I agree. 

    To me, it gives off home shopping network vibes.

    Unfortunately, NGC has been moving in that direction for quite some time, in my opinion. Being bought out by an investment firm certainly hasn't helped. NGCX, their association with Vaultbox, and the affiliation with CFC and their pawn-shop-like gold loans have done nothing but cheapen the brand.

    Well, "nothing" is probably the wrong word to use. I'm sure they have managed to make money for their investors.

    Golden 2004 D Nickel, Bicentenary of Lewis & Clark Expedition, Keelboat - Error?

    in Coin Marketplace

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    Using your logic, I could pick up a rock out of my driveway, list it on eBay for a hundred bucks, and claim, "it may contain a diamond, but I don't know. Judge for yourself."

    Technically not illegal, I suppose, but definitely slimy, as Coinbuf said. Add to that the fact that you repeatedly spammed this forum after being told it was not acceptable, and I have to conclude that you are definitely someone of low moral character. That may not bother you even a little bit, but if I knew that a whole forum full of people felt that way about me, I would give some thought to changing my ways.

    1795 Off Centered Draped Bust Silver Dollar

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    On 6/8/2024 at 11:38 PM, Lauren Scheffler said:

    Wow! Thats amazing to see! I was actually trying to find another image with this same counterstamp but didn’t have any luck. The stamp is slightly different but most likely the same person. I’m 99% sure this refers to a person name Henry Barrett Crosby. I learned that amongst other things he was a wholesale grocer and I learned it was fairly common for store owners to mark their money. He also worked for Samuel Colt for a period of time. Do you have any other information about that coin? A link to its sale? Etc 

    Click here

    Sell price was $240, including the buyers premium.

    Help Me! What do I do with Old U.S. Postage!

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    On 6/8/2024 at 6:27 AM, EGH49 said:

    I feel your pain, and we're probably in good company.  

    Is it true that unused stamps are always valid?  If so I'm thinking of just using as many of the common 1950s - 1990s as I can.  I don't care if I have to cover the envelope in 3 cent stamps!

    On more than one occasion, I have gotten packages in the mail that had several dollars worth of low denomination stamps glued on them. Some were from the 50s, 60s and 70s - possibly even older. I haven’t looked lately, but at one time a person could buy old stamps on Ebay for below face value. Sellers could save a lot of postage by using lots of old stamps on their packages.

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    1795 Off Centered Draped Bust Silver Dollar

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    You may have already seen this 2 reales that sold on Heritage last year but I will post a picture for the rest of the members to see. The counter stamps, while not identical, look very close. The slight differences may be due to lighting and photography, as well as wear of the stamp and different force being applied when hammering.

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    CAC and MAC stickers

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    On 6/8/2024 at 4:20 PM, Blackmon0803 said:

    The Canadian 10 cent is the bluenose and looks really good. If this is the best forum I will upgrade my membership to post that coin. I am grasping for reliable information. I can also post several other coins with the errors I mentioned

    You do not have to be a paying member to post pictures of coins or ask for advice. All we members ask is for you to post clear, cropped, correctly oriented pictures of tue full coin, obverse and reverse, along with clear close-up pictures of the area with the error or variety. And, although it seems like an odd request, we prefer only one coin per thread. Posting more than one coin in a thread can get confusing, and usually ends with members not knowing which coin is being talked about.

    Looking forward to seeing what you have.

    The Sad Story of My Numismatic Friend

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    On 5/28/2024 at 2:00 AM, dcarr said:

     

    Looking back, I wonder if anything could have been done. ....But I never saw in Jim even a miniscule of regret or a desire in any way to change, even when he repeatedly hit the rock bottom of the pit.

     

    Without the desire for change, change will never come. There will always be the question of, "what if..." but it sounds like you did everything you could have done. You were a true friend.

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    Cent

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    Welcome to the forum. You have a 1972 Lincoln cent minted in Denver, one of over 2.6 billion minted there that year. The composition is brass, the diameter is 19 mm/ 3/4 in, and the average weight is 3.11 grams. The obverse die that struck this particular coin looks to have been heavily resurfaced, possibly to remove damage, which has removed enough of the surface to erase some of the lowest relief of the design, such as the front and back of Lincoln’s neck, the lapel, and tie. It has also affected the lettering near the rim and other parts of the bust and head. It is interesting looking, but not really worth more than a few cents, unless you can find someone who collects coins struck by overpolished dies.

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    1787 New Jersey Colonial Copper

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    Your New Jersey copper appears to be variety W-5310, also known as Maris 56-n. Bowers states that most of these were overstruck on other coins, including Connecticut, Machin’s Mills, Nova Constellatio, Vermont, and others. It is one of the varieties often referred to as a “camel head.” Rarity is URS-13, meaning there are 2000-3999 examples known to exist.