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Just Bob

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  1. Just Bob
    Sorry, but that does not look like a mint error. Looks like an abused coin. Worth 25 cents, unless it gets rejected by a vending machine or Coinstar machine. In that instance, it is worth zip. Welcome to our happy little corner of the world
  2. Just Bob
    I am not Coinbuf. I am Bob. You just "double dog dared" the wrong person. Go back and re-read this thread. I asked you what your point was in pointing out that this coin was minted in Denver. You still have not answered that question.
  3. Just Bob
    I guess I am just dense, but I don't understand the point of this paragraph at all. In fact, this whole thread has me confused. I have no idea what you are trying to say.
  4. Just Bob
    It does not appear to be, but you can compare it with the 10 known examples HERE
  5. Just Bob
    You have the coin in hand. Does it look to have been circulated?
  6. Just Bob
    It would be helpful to me if you would cite specific examples. What coins did you submit to NGC, only to have them returned as ineligible? What National Park and Smithsonian coins are you talking about? Which pieces from National, International, and Private mints? What "major grading and pricing guides" are you referring to?
  7. Just Bob
    Were these impurities hard to refine out of the copper at that time?
  8. Just Bob
    I did not try to find the ebay listing to see if it had better obverse pictures, but VAM-6 does appear to be the right choice.
  9. Just Bob
    I have to agree with the others - the coin is not genuine.
  10. Just Bob
    Welcome to the forum. If the doubling you are seeing is the bit from about 7:00 to 10:00 on the rim, that is just the result of slightly misaligned dies, and is not worth a premium. It is not the result of a doubled die.
  11. Just Bob
    In addition to all of the other comments, I will add that it is impossible to determine an accurate grade of your coin by just a picture of the obverse.
  12. Just Bob
    Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
  13. Just Bob
    +1 You can't go wrong with any book by David Lange (DWLange) or Roger Burdette (RWB). Q. David Bowers has written a few good ones, too. Also, Kevin Flynn's series of reference books are helpful, if you like to hunt varieties.
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  15. Just Bob
    Happy Thanksgiving.
  16. Just Bob
    Yeah, my post was not very well thought out. Although the writer specifically asked about "five cent nickel coins" and "one cent pieces," I guess I assumed the reply was about the method used to clean all coins. So, is there any record of what was used to clean silver?
  17. Just Bob
    Another dime with an interesting die clash.
  18. Just Bob
    My chemistry is a little rusty, but I assume "aqua fortis" is commercial nitric acid, around 60 - 70%, and "pure nitric acid" is Fuming nitric acid, around 98-99%. But, doesn't silver dissolve in nitric acid? I though that was how Silver Nitrate and Silver Fulminate were made. And then they revolved them in a wheel (after wiping them dry) to "give them a little polish." Yikes!
  19. Just Bob
    It is interesting to think that, had the work been done by the Medallic Art Company, instead of the US Mint, as per Mayor Thatcher's suggestion, this coin could possibly have faded into obscurity, and been known and collected by only a handful of people.
  20. Just Bob
    Congrats, Woods. Fun contest, OP.
  21. Just Bob

    I'm eligible!!

    Just Bob commented on Coinbuf's journal entry in Coinbuf's Journal

    Good luck.
  22. Just Bob
    This is just my opinion, but I would not send a '23 in for grading unless I thought it would get a 66 or higher. Again, just my opinion.
  23. Just Bob
    Ben really has grown! He doesn't even look like the same boy.
  24. Just Bob
    You didn't answer my question.
  25. Just Bob
    Those are gorgeous. Your Federal Union "BY" (223) is even nicer than the one from the Q. David Bowers collection.