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Kirt

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  1. You're far too self-critical! Look, everyone has a bad day and responds tersely online. We know from experience not to take it personally. Besides, feeling a little bad about yourself enables growth - in most people. Additionally, I take @JKK's point about brain cells to heart. Some folks are just impervious to logic, reason, or insult.
  2. Call me a Cassandra, but IP blocking is unlikely to subdue our misguided friend for long. Precisely two clicks, in fact.
  3. Found a bit more: http://stcroixhistorical.com/?p=1626 has a history of Italian immigrants in St. Croix county starting in 1877. Without being specific, the article references the Checchi family in the 1930s and has the picture @Just Bob posted; it turns out the store was at the corner of Main Street and Calais Avenue and became Pisani's. Pisani's was apparently around for several decades, at least through the 1970s:
  4. Ok, one at a time: I didn't state that both clad layers were missing; they're clearly present and environmentally damaged. That blackish toning is something that shows up on state quarters much more commonly than prior clad quarters; I have been extremely interested in figuring out why because there should be no difference; I'm also sure others are sick of me bringing it up so done with that. Membership level doesn't mean anything except how much money you're willing to fork over to NGC. Calling me rookie is accurate. I've only been collecting for 34 years or so. I have a ton to learn. Checked by whom? There are tons of people with opinions about coins (including our hosts) and only some of them are worthwhile. You know what they say about opinions. I'm sorry that you're either upset or unwilling to listen to what people are telling you; best wishes going forward with your coin.
  5. Third Party Grader - e.g. NGC and their competition. They do a great job with coins, but this really isn't a coin...anymore. Just sending it in without having a conversation first would probably be disappointing.
  6. Yes, these are commemorative tokens. Your best source to search these is Token Catalog: https://tokencatalog.com. Numista.com may be helpful but it's not as complete. Here's what I dug up with some quick searches: MARG 97-1: Mediterranean Amphibious Ready Group military challenge coin, on eBay here: https://picclick.com/Mediterranean-Amphibious-Ready-Group-MARG-97-1-Navy-Challenge-233508648066.html Illinois sesquicentennial: https://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=535580&inventory_id=605806&td_image_id=418043&attribution_id=553584&record_offset=1. The Milwaukee Iron is a Harley Davidson collectible like this one (not sure, it may be the same one): https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/set-coins-pin-harley-davidson-1801956788 I spent a little more time on the Pennsylvania one (local interest) but no luck. I'm pretty sure it's related to Valley Forge. Iwo Jima is a commemorative token from the museum named, here's the website: https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/ The last one is W. Clement Stone. There's a ton of people striking similar tokens, which appear to be motivational in nature; here's an example: https://earthquakecoins.ecrater.com/p/28155616/make-a-great-decision-motivate-yourself-to The thing with tokens is collectors are very specialized. I am only interested in tax tokens and mining scrip, for example. There is a market out there for these things and some of yours are in great shape, but finding it can be tricky. Best of luck!
  7. I would not send it in for grading without talking to the TPG first. You may be dealing with something much more unusual than an altered FEC. If you want to go down that path, I would encourage you to contact them directly, tell them what you have and refer them to this thread. They may be very interested in seeing it in hand -- or maybe they'll refer you to an antiquarian.
  8. While you don't seem to want to hear it, it is PMD. There is environmental damage to the coin, which is evident from the toning and the selective removal of the copper layer as well as the significant loss of detail to the faces of the coin. Physical damage around the edge has created a deep rim and reduced the diameter. In terms of different planchet, that's easy to eliminate: if it were a nickel planchet it would not be showing any clad layer whatsoever.
  9. You've got a variety of commemoratives or tokens. Some appear to be from museums but the images are too small for me to tell anything more.
  10. You mean that the obverse (front) of the coin is one of those images with the circular marks? If so, I'm afraid it's been subjected to severe PMD and of no value. Shame, as that one might actually have been a true error worth a little bit.
  11. Sorry, at best that's just machine doubling. While a handsome coin, it's not worth having graded.
  12. That is awesome. With the coin's date...messages across lines during Civil War? Probably worth having someone take a look at it. However, who to take it to I'm at a loss.
  13. Great chart, Greenstang - have not seen that before and definitely d/l and saved! Props to whoever created that; thanks for sharing.