Henri Charriere

I am a firm believer in denticle insurance for both coins which sport them and classic buildings which incorporate them as appropriate in their facades awash with architectural details.

Nice early find!

There is absolutely nothing I do not like about this coin. There is a strong suggestion of Mint State-ishness but to what tenth of a degree, I don't know. One side rates a solid + in my book. You really do love your Lincolns!

I may be into Roosters now but I have always liked copper. I can't tell you what variety it is -- I will leave that for the experts but you've got yourself one helluva early piece there and the date and legends appear to be legible.

You are right. I don't know what I am so worried about. I do not know whether TPGS is catching on in Mexico, but they are definitely catching on in Europe. Only time will tell. Your coins, incidentally, are true masterpieces of the engravers' art!

Well, I'll be... Who'd've thunk? I didn't know because I'd been emasculated. All I could do up until fairly recently was sit and watch helplessly while duplicate comments were spawned in attempting to clear, i.e., edit earlier ones. Sometimes it's hard determining who is responding to what. Ever since that disable cookies incident thrust me into the Twilight Zone, I've been afraid to touch anything. (Now Google is informing me an email address I abandoned years ago has been compromised in a series of security alerts -- all day long.) Mystery cleared. Thanks much!

Perfection, period.

If God created anything better, He kept it for himself. Attn: VKurtB. Surely you cannot find anything truly objectionable with the comparatively mild toning of this Denver example? (No one denies the scuff mark on the right ear of the wheat stalk is unfortunate.)

[These are British Gold Sovereigns all. Excuse my impertinent tone and language, but I demand to see VKurtB's scores on this thus far!] 😉

As to the opening comment, that is a cold shot. Guidelines prohibit me from elaborating further. Maybe Just Bob will break with tradition and chime in with a simple, I don't know what you're talking about, or, That may have been true at one time but no longer is. Who doesn't trust Just Bob? As to the final comment, two things... a). we, the collector community will be very curious as to whom you entrust your treasures to, and b). no one reading this will feel confident either some form of nepotism or favoritism will not be involved. To avoid the appearance of impropriety, I would look elsewhere. I wonder where our VKurtB, personalities aside, stands on this.

Whattaguy! Whattaguy!

Very considerate of Zebo to re-state the questions before providing the answers (to eliminate unnecessary scrolling.) My score? You already know the answer. That's why I am a rank amateur. Illuminating, nonetheless!

Tentatively. I have a French 20-franc gold rooster, one of 4.4 million minted. But where are they? When I lst checked, only 1 was graded a modest MS-64 by NGC (and in the Twilight Zone of the numismatic universe, two were similarly graded by PCGS.) None were graded higher by euther. So where does this leave us? Unassailable logic indicates our finds are not going to increase in value as more and more mint state examples come to market. Killer combination indubitably, but subject to change in an eye blink.

Probably not the nicest way to put it but I am in so deep there is no way up except through upgrades.

I nominate this coin for a complimentary grading by a grading service -- on the arm -- free/gratis, to drum up interest for the benefit of all parties... the common man, the collector, the numismatist and TPGS that recognizes an opportunity to promote the hobby.

Interesting observation.

Seriously, it's getting awfully tiring hearing so many people concerned about rounding up and down. This is a ploy to cut losses as mass melting of mixed alloys will only produce a coin best described as zombie clads. The Lincoln Cent, subsidized or not by other coin lines, is unsustainable in its present form and composition.

To me Indianola, MS. will forever conjure the remarkable elocution of fellow Ole Miss student (nee Gayle Gresham) who first taught me the intricacies of the English language and the proper way to answer the telephone: "This is (s)he." What an education! Very nice high-denomination token.

(Minor perhaps to you, but more than memorable to be, the site you refer fellow members to when soliciting your email carries the re-assuring banner I have never before encountered: "No Spam Guarantee." Many thanks for the link, and your lovely tokens as shared and showcased here.)

Okay, in the center of the bottom view, it says: "F. W. HALL. WHITEHALL. N.Y." Along the rim, at top, it says, "TO PURIFY THE BLOOD and along the bottom rim, USE ATHERTON'S PILLS." (provided as an aid to those whose magnification ability is either insufficient or lacking.) Interesting find; hard to believe the obverse and reverse are one and the same coin.

I had no choice. I knew my fiancee's wife did not approve of it -- then 18" long -- and neither did five of her eight sisters. Thing is, my wife is psychologically disabled and standing there in "City Hall" eying me warily, clean-shaven, I had this fleeting thought, when asked by the marriage clerk, she would echo the old Popeye cartoon and say, " I DO...NOT!!! (I guess it would be the same as marrying a dark-haired woman who suddenly dyed her hair blonde.) That was July 4, 2016. (Actually the 5th, because all city offices are closed, but the 4th sounds better and is easier to remember. In 2020, the traditional heat wave of August came a month earlier. I cut it off in 3 stages so as not to cause her trauma. Her family was ecstatic. You look good Hog! It gets tiring having to hold your beard in to eat soup and spaghetti. One thing I learned, if someone asks you why you've grown one, they don't like it.