Mohawk

Once again, Woods and Greenstang have it just right. This coin is only worth a cent.

Hello and Welcome, Lacy!! Greenstang and Woods are correct on all counts regarding your coin and terminology.

Not bad at all, Bill. Good prices on both of those, I'd say

I've sold stuff through Great Collections as well and I've been very pleased with the results. I think what you have would be perfect for consigning with them. Ian and his team really do work their butts off for you to get your coins sold.

This is somewhat similar with what I collect. Almost every ancient coin still in existence has been cleaned at least once at some point in its long life. This is a necessity as most of them have been dug out of the ground after being buried for a thousand years or more. So, cleaning is just part of the territory with ancients. I think that there isn't one single answer for the whole cleaning issue for all areas of numismatics. I still agree with Jonathan that a newbie should never, ever attempt such a thing but with some coins, a cleaning can be a necessary thing if done by someone who knows that they're doing.

Looks like you've had an eventful week as far as new acquisitions go......very nice!!! You've been busy. I'm trying to decide on what my next pickup will be....I have several contenders, but I haven't made a decision yet. Thanks for sharing those with us, Bill!

I love it Modwriter!! What a great souvenir of the Crisis of the Third Century! Thanks for sharing that one with us

I'm with you Kurt. The boards here are actually the only social media I participate in.

Hello and Welcome to our little community, Terri Lynn!! Yep.....definitely a proof. The listing on our host's Coin Explorer page for the 1964 SP Kennedy Half Dollar does a great job of explaining what the 1964 "SMS" coins actually are and why it's pretty much impossible that you'd just come across one: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/kennedy-half-dollars-1964-date-pscid-44/1964-50c-sp-coinid-76045 The story told there applies to all denominations of the 1964 SP coins, not just the half dollar.

Ah yes....the Crisis of the Third Century. I have a souvenir of that time myself, a denarius of Aurelian that is silvered bronze. A Salonina denarius is indeed mostly copper as are the antoniniani of that time. That's a very cool coin, Modwriter, and one well worth owning. If I'm recalling correctly, Salonina's denarii can be somewhat pricy as by her time, the denarius was largely only minted for ceremonial purposes as the antoninianus was the main circulating denomination by then. An antoninianus of Salonina's can be had for a lot lower price and it's just as cool, in my humble opinion. I've seen some Salonina antoniniani for about $70 on VCoins, which is a fair price for one. If you do decide to pick up a Salonina, please share it with us. I know I would love to see it.

Tell me about it LemE. I have a pretty serious Faustina problem.

You're welcome Modwriter. Littleton is very highly priced on everything....you buy from them, you're pretty much guaranteed to overpay. MA Shops is good and I really like kass3694bmj. The denarius I bought from him is posted in the For the Love of Silver thread.....it's my latest post there, so you can see exactly the coin I bought from him. JKK is super knowledgeable regarding ancients (and lots of other coins, for that matter of fact), and his recommendation of kass3649bmj is a strong one for me. Don't forget to check out VCoins, too. Just curious.....do you have a particular ruler you want a denarius from?

Greenstang's right on on this one.....definite post minting damage to the mintmark

Well now this is a simple question without a simple answer Modwriter. A lot of the price of a denarius is going to depend on the emperor or empress you are looking at. Some of them are very common. My main project and the only one I really actively pursue anymore is a complete RIC number set of the copper and silver coins of Empress Faustina the Younger. Now, Faustina the Younger's (also called Faustina II and Faustina Jr. in numismatic circles) coins tend to be very common and pretty inexpensive. The most I've paid for one of her denarii is $149, and that was one of the scarcer types. I've bought nice Faustina the Younger Denarii for as low as $47. On the other hand, Faustina the Younger's descendant, Annia Faustina, who was married to the Emperor Elagabalus for five minutes, has coins that are extreme rarities. There are only 5 of her denarii known in the whole world, so the prices are huge.....if you even get an opportunity to buy one. A lifetime could go by without even having the opportunity to make a purchase of an Annia Faustina denarius. So, without knowing whose coin you want, I really cannot help you price out a denarius......there are both extremely common ones and extreme rarities. Condition matters, too, but I'd say it's more about eye appeal than actual grade with many ancient coins. Many ancient coin collectors (myself included) do not slab their ancient coins nor do they seek out slabbed ancient coins, so that plays less of a role than with other coins. Of course, this is your preference but if you are inexperienced with ancients, then slabbed coins could be a good place to start. But keep in mind, slabbed ancients are going to be considerably more expensive than raw pieces....per NGC's Services and Fees page, the lowest cost to certify an ancient coin is $22, and that's for a bulk submission which requires a minimum of 50 coins. So, slabbing ancients is a pricey endeavor that caters to a smaller segment of the overall ancient coin market, so those costs will be passed on in some form to the buyer. So, keep that in mind. As for a reputable place to buy, I like VCoins. There are a lot of ancient coin dealers on there: https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx And here is a very reputable dealer on eBay. JKK, who is another collector of ancient coins here and who is my mentor when it comes to ancients, recommended this dealer. I just bought my first coin from him, and I was very pleased: https://www.ebay.com/sch/kass3694bmj/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= MA Shops has some good ancients as well: https://www.ma-shops.com/ If you decide on a specific ruler you want, I can help you more. Some popular (and relatively inexpensive) emperors to get denarii from are Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. There are many others to choose from as well.

Pretty good find for a bank roll. Congrats!

Greenstang nailed it, RJoe..... you have a normal, circulated, damaged Lincoln Cent. The kinds of things you are describing are impossible during the striking process.

I'm with everyone else....that Anthony dollar has definitely been plated. It's only worth face value.

Hello and Welcome JM!! It's always nice to see new collectors join the group! There is a lot of knowledge here and we're all willing to share that knowledge with new people who want to learn. Joining our little online home is a great early step in joining the hobby!

Best of luck with your sell-off Randy!!! I'm in the process of selling a bunch of my odds and ends off so I can put the funds into my Faustina the Younger Roman coin collection and it's a great time to sell.....especially silver dollars. Morgans and Peaces are hot right now for sure!!

You're not stupid at all JAnsley, you're just new. And this is something most of us go through.....we see things on coins and, because we're new, we think they're something special when they're not. I know I went through it....twice actually. Once when I first started with coins at 8 and then when I picked them back up at 19. It happens and it's a normal part of learning this game. Don't let this discourage you. If you keep at it, you'll get all of this stuff down. Just remember....mistakes are a vital part of learning anything

There is no S on the neck.....there is some damage there, which I suppose could look a bit like an S to someone with a bit of imagination. This is called pareidolia, which is a human tendency to attach significance to random or vague stimuli. It's the same thing that makes people see shapes in clouds. This happens a lot with people who are new to the hobby. But rest assured, there is no S on the neck of your dime.

Yeah...we made a ton of zinc plated cents in my chemistry class my junior year of high school....as did all of the other chemistry classes. There were "silver" cents floating around in circulation in my area for a while after that one.

I'm with Hog.....I'd say this is one Barber Dime that's had a rough road. Definitely PMD.

From the photos, I agree with Jonathan....looks like a cud.

Hi JAnsley! I took a look at your pics and I don't see any doubling or anything. The ear has some post minting damage and the bow tie looks normal to me. I think you just have a normal 1993-D Lincoln Cent