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Just Bob reacted to Morpheus1967 in It's my 5000th post. Post something with a "5" on it.
No chance. That's what collecting is all about.
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Just Bob got a reaction from rrantique in Post your most recent acquisition: US
Just couldn't help yourself, huh?
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Just Bob got a reaction from Coinbuf in It's my 5000th post. Post something with a "5" on it.
I'll start:
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Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in I was not aware that we are in the middle of a coin shortage
If I weren't a nice guy, I could have some fun with this putting words in someone's mouth thing
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Just Bob reacted to Coinbuf in It's my 5000th post. Post something with a "5" on it.
Not at all, much better than what is on most of the coinage today.
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Just Bob got a reaction from EagleRJO in Is there a "proper" way to clean a coin?
First off - welcome to the forum.
I am afraid you have committed a serious numismatic faux pas, and your Morgans will almost certainly not be straight graded. Please do not clean any of the others. And, what ever you read or viewed that told you to clean them with baking soda - burn it.
Seriously, though, cleaning is definitely taboo these days, with "original surfaces" being in high demand with most collectors. Nothing stronger than distilled water, or maybe acetone, should be used, and definitely no rubbing. Even though the surfaces of coins are hard, they can be "hairlined" quite easily.
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Just Bob reacted to pogohatesme in It's my 5000th post. Post something with a "5" on it.
I will probably be ridiculed for this but, I love this coin.
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Just Bob got a reaction from taterchipcfe in Premier Select Series?
They were sold on the Home Shopping Network, so it would not surprise me if the label was created just for that purpose. Our hosts can probably answer your question, though.
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Just Bob reacted to RWB in It's my 5000th post. Post something with a "5" on it.
Or, maybe this one....
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Just Bob got a reaction from Modwriter in I was not aware that we are in the middle of a coin shortage
Thank you.
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Just Bob got a reaction from AkemiT in '82 D small print bronze cent
Thank you for the better pictures. The Philadelphia minted coin is a large date; the Denver minted coin is a small date. The weight is still needed to determine whether the "D" is brass or copper-coated zinc.
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Just Bob reacted to Conder101 in What date is this?
Apply some logic. the date start with 19 and ends with a 6. I am going to assume it is a Memorila cent so that means it is 1966, 76, 86 or 96. It appears to be copper and I would expect damage like that to have exposed the zinc if it was a plated cent so we can eliminate 86 and 96. It has a mintmark so we can eliminate 66, that leaves 76. Pretty obvious.
Now if the weight showed it to be plated zinc, then you would check the AM on the reverse, Wide AM it would be an 86, close AM a 96.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in Boone 1937 Commemorative P-D-S proofs – technical corrections
I thought that was Bachman Turner Overdrive
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Just Bob got a reaction from MarkFeld in Dueling TPG Experts - What Would You Do?
I find it hard to believe that anyone who read through all of Richie's responses, with their argumentative, shouting, (yes, on the internet, that is what ALL CAPS means) smart-aleck, and sarcastic tones, ( I can cite examples if you don't want to go back and look for yourself) could honestly believe that he only wanted opinions. He received opinions from many knowledgeable people, and refused to believe any of them, continuing to argue in hopes of convincing everyone that he was right, and they were wrong. He stated he only wanted facts, but never offered any facts to support his own theory that the coin was sandblasted at the mint, which was his explanation for its appearance. He also refused to resolve the situation by sending the coin in for authentication, blaming his inactivity on members of another forum having discouraged him.
I personally do not blame him for wanting to be certain that his coin was or was not something special. But, with the remedy to the situation so easily accessible, one wonders if he really wants to learn the truth.
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Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in 1999-D penny error
My opinion:
It is damaged - caused by another coin being placed on top of it and struck repeatedly. After the first blow, the design from the lower coin was impressed into the upper coin, turning it into a "die" with an incuse design. The second blow then transferred this design back to the lower coin. This was done more than once, which is why you see backward and forward designs in different positions on your coin. The raised lines, on the reverse, and the mostly obliterated design, are from the surface on which the lower coin was resting when struck.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Modwriter in Grading Question
If the edges are worn, they can't be MS. Mint State (MS) means Uncirculated. An uncirculated coin can't be worn. Even evidence of slight friction is enough to downgrade a coin to AU (About Uncirculated.)
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Just Bob got a reaction from Hinkle in 1961-1997 Princess Diana 5 dollar commemorative coin DDR
No offense intended to the artist or engraver, but that is a horrible likeness of the princess.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Modwriter in 1972 quarter variety?
Only if I did not already have one in my Whitman album. Otherwise, I would spend it.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Johnny Reed Collection in Doubling or not?
I have a hard time deciphering those microscope pictures. Does it have a lower setting?