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It's amazing how difficult it is to get rid of rumors, misinformation and outright lies once they get out into any given community, and that is rather dismaying and demoralizing. To cite another example from our hobby, look at the "1964 SMS" coins........that whole myth just won't die!!

When I lived in California, the dealer I went to out there was able to get some pretty good results with EZest and hazy modern Proof coins. Keep in mind that this guy was extremely skilled and in over 22 years of participating in this hobby as an adult, he's still the only person I know of who I would say has the skills to really work with that stuff and actually improve coins. Basically, I'd put it like this.....if you're the kind of person with the skills to use EZest and actually improve coins, you wouldn't have to ask about doing so on the NGC Boards

I'm with GBrad....big, old die chip.

My favorite State Quarter is actually Idaho: I like it because of the Peregrine Falcon. However, from what I know if it, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like Idaho the state though.

They sold quickly, but I wouldn't recommend buying Details graded coins at a coin shop and trying to sell them on eBay to try to make a profit. You can undoubtedly sell them on eBay, but you'd likely end up losing money on the deal. I've never made a profit on a Details graded coin in over 12 years of selling coins on eBay.

That's a good one!!! And I've found my fair share of Faustian bargains in my time

Ancient Egyptian?! Those are not Ancient Egyptian in any sense of the word. I have an Egyptian Tetradrachm of Roman Empress Faustina the Younger minted in the 140s CE.....that's Ancient Egyptian. Those are modern, obsolete types from the 20th Century and, yes, most of them have very little to no value. There are a couple from the Egyptian Monarchy of the early to mid 20th Century, but I think they're in way too bad of condition to have any real value, either and those are the best pieces of anything that you've posted. My old boss would sell those coins at 25 cents a piece. They're all essentially worthless.

That's a tough question. The one thing you could do is look on eBay and see what other Details graded coins of those dates have sold for. That's one way. When I first started out and got some Details grades, I'd just list them on eBay and let them sell for what they sold for, which is what I would recommend for you if you're planning to sell those coins.

Oh....don't forget Wyoming. That sucker has to be the absolute worst. I mean, who thought this was a good idea:

I'm with you on this, Mark. If I see a Fausti I need, I like it and I have the bucks, I go for it. I'm more worried about my Fausti collection than a couple bucks. ~Tom

I'm going to go with die deterioration doubling as well. You see that frequently on Lincoln Memorial cents and many other kinds of modern U.S. coins.

I don't think they're worth anything. You could get the nickel in change for five cents and the other coins would be in my former employer's random World coin box for 25 cents a piece.

I'm not seeing any kind of actual error or variety on that cent. It just looks like a damaged, ugly, regular old 1972 Lincoln Cent worth a cent to me.

Yep. Hoopster's right. Nickels do not have clad layers. That's only dimes, quarters and halves from 1965 and later.

Hello and Welcome Terrance!!! Hoopster has it right....you have a grease/debris filled die. Basically, some kind of junk filled that 7 in on the die and because it was filled, that 7 didn't appear on the coin struck from that die. It's unusual, but worth maybe a dollar to someone but I think you'd have a tough time finding a buyer for it. There are people that collect this kind of thing, but not a whole lot of them.

Jblindy, As far as what concerns me about the coin, it's the coloration, the chalky appearance and the way the letters look on the reverse. The letters almost look like they have some residue or shading around them....I don't know how to explain it better than that, but in my experience that kind of appearance is a sure sign a coin has been cleaned. I've seen many Morgans with that look in my time and they've all been cleaned. The chalky appearance is also a concern.....a natural, toned MS Morgan won't look chalky. It will still have luster even though it's toned. And chalky isn't a natural look for coins at any grade. Once again, chalky is a sure sign of cleaning, in my experience. Like I said before, I'd strongly urge you not to purchase this coin.....I definitely wouldn't. I really think it's been cleaned with a chemical agent at some point and everything you see is a result of that.

You definitely can. I've done that a few times, and there's not a problem as long as you have your coins labelled correctly. You should be fine. I hope this helps!!

Hi Jblindy!! I don't think you've worn out your welcome at all, but the others are right....those photos are bad. Especially the obverse one.....you really need a head on shot to discern anything with any hope of accuracy. But as soon as I saw the photos, something about that reverse looked off to me.....I'm wondering if you either have an artificial toning situation or a cleaned coin that has toned from the chemical cleaning agent there. At any rate, the 1878-CC is one of the easier CC's. If it were me, I'd take a pass on this coin altogether and find another 1878-CC. That coin concerns me.

Hi again Cecelia, What you are seeing is because your coin was struck with dies that are near the end of their useful lives. This deterioration can cause the coins struck from such dies to look strange sometimes, but the coins from them aren't worth any premium.

Hi Cecelia! In looking at your quarter, I believe that you have what is called mechanical or machine doubling. This kind of doubling is not considered collectible. Sorry the news wasn't better!

GBrad, you hit it out of the park and said everything that needs to be said here. To Dejone, it doesn't matter if your cent is copper or zinc, it's just a damaged coin in any case. There is no way any of that happened during the minting process, so it has to be damage.

Now that we've admitted to playing games, I'm officially done with this thread. Unless it's an ultra cameo proof or an amazingly high grade circulation strike, there's nothing special about a 1964 cent anyway. I'm a proponent of mean what you say and say what you mean....there's no need to play games. Your coin is what it is regardless.

Sadly, JP, I have. When I worked at the coin shop, someone polished a 1902 Morgan to try to make it look like a proof......too bad that the polishing job was terrible and it's further too bad that they didn't seem to account for the O mint mark on the reverse

If you're talking about the 1921-S Morgan, I wouldn't do that.....in AU 50, that coin is worth about $42 according to NGC's Coin Explorer. It's not worth anywhere near $75 whatsoever. It's not right to try to pass a mistake onto another collector at a price well above what the coin is worth. I can't just stand by and let that one fly....it's not right.

I'm really sorry, Bill. We all take our lumps doing this....I know I have. I'm very glad to hear you say you're not going to grade this dollar...it's definitely not worth the extra expense of doing so. Buying raw coins can be quite hard when you're starting out but I have to say that many of the British pieces you have been posting are quite nice. You're doing well there, IMHO.