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On 12/27/2021 at 11:48 PM, Mohawk said:

I took a look....no ancients or Canadian Proof Like coins, so nothing for me.  But best of luck with your sales, though!! 

Mohawk!!!! You HAVE to get into U.S. coins my friend. I understand though...... once one gets into a certain coinage they tend to stay in that arena.... just like myself (who am I kidding.... I can't depart from my beloved Lincolns..... ).  I'm just poking some fun at ya..... It's late, I am very sleepy, and I've had my doctor prescribed meds so I probably just need to shut up and go to bed.....   But.... I do still have several Canadian coins you may be interested in.... Several are silver Canadian coins, pretty neat.  Check back with me when I'm awake....

On 12/28/2021 at 12:02 AM, Mohawk said:

I'm no help.....I like my dimes with George VI or Elizabeth II on them, if you catch my drift......

I have plenty of them in the "haul" I gathered a week or so ago from a local antique store.  I'm still trying to price them out as well as all of the Canadian 1 Cents that were in the bunch too.  Maybe I need to post some pics for ya.......

On 12/26/2021 at 9:08 PM, Stackerdude21 said:

Where would a B.U. grade coin fall in the realm of the NGC price guide? For example would they be XF, AU50, AU58 or do B.U. Coins start about MS-60?

I cannot remember what post it was in, which was not very long ago, but I believe it was @GoldFinger1969 and another member (maybe @RWB, can't remember....sorry) laid out some very good information as to the meaning of B.U., GEM coins, etc...... I thought I had saved it but I can't seem to find it.  Maybe one of these members, or another member, will chime in and can recall who and/or where this post is.  

EDIT:  I just now went back and found this post and thread with some good info.  It was GoldFinger (which I changed above) hope this helps in your learning ventures. 

On 12/26/2021 at 1:49 PM, RWB said:

The auction lot says nothing about "1793 Liberty cap."

I don't believe the OP was inquiring about the actual HA auction itself. @ronnie stein  was questioning the information shown on NGC Coin Explorer where the prices shown for the two different 1793 Liberty Cap 1 Cent MS, as he described in his opening post, were drastically different. Why this T-II blank planchet, as shown on the HA website, was listed under the 1793 Liberty Cap auction results on Coin Explorer......I'm not sure. As I mentioned earlier, I am not knowledgeable on this year Cent (Lord knows I would love to have one though). Is this blank planchet a certain size, weight, etc... that would fit the bill for a 1793 Liberty Cap?  And obviously no, you can't compare a blank planchet to a struck coin. 

Hey @ronnie stein.  I just looked at NGC Coin Explorer and saw the same thing.  If you highlight the Lot #9464 and click on it it will show you what sold for $103.50. I'm not that knowledgeable on these Cents but evidently the type 2 blank was a Liberty Cap blank since they listed it under this title. Hope this helps.

Hello Collin and welcome to the forum.  You will find a wealth of information here.  Your Lincoln Cent has been plated.  There were never any Lincoln Cents made out of silver, only copper and a zinc copper combination.  As far as figuring out what your coins are, this is my suggestion.  If you have access to Google Lens on your cell phone, this is a great place to start.  You can take a picture of your coin and it will search a database of millions of known other pictures and will most likely come up with a match or something very similar.  You can then go to our host's Resources link and scroll down to I believe Price Guide and then World Coins.  You can then enter the info you gathered from Google about your coin into several different places on the link.  It should then pull up pictures of your coin granted you entered the correct info into the link.  It is a bit frustrating and confusing at first but after several attempts you will get the hang of it.  Hope this helps.  And as always, we are here to help those out that have a sincere desire to learn about their coins.  We really like to see our serious collectors gather as much knowledge as possible but we are also here to help you do that.  

On 12/25/2021 at 4:54 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Anyone else enjoying Christmas in the dark. Lol. Our electric went off a couple hrs ago. Said wont be on till 11 tonight. 

Sorry brother you don't have power.  I actually like it when the power goes out here.... keeps the kiddos off those dang phones and electronic devices and snap chattin stuff, etc...... (but what they don't know is that I can use my phone as a hotspot for my computer so I can keep on looking at coins and the forum and they can't find me when I go into the basement and hide....)

On 12/25/2021 at 11:20 AM, J P Mashoke said:

I was looking at this new 1943-P I got the other day and it looks like there is some minor doubling, nothing to extreme but it is still kinda cool to find 

Hey J P.  Definitely looks like doubling to me.  Very nice.  I did a quick peek at VV and there are numerous DDO for this year and mint.  Check out this one on VV for a match.  Aside from the other doubling, the Y in LIBERTY is what stood out to me IMHO for a match.  

1943-P DDO-0011

Edit: well.... after looking at a few more on VV, several of them seem to exhibit the same strike on the Y where it looks to have a "ridge" on the upper left of the Y.  It should still be a match to one of those though.

On 12/23/2021 at 11:35 PM, Woods020 said:

Now that’s a Jefferson worthy of the Lem E collection. It just gets better and better. 

I know, right!! @Lem E definitely has it going on with the Nickels without a doubt! I love the pics he continually posts.

On 12/23/2021 at 1:54 PM, VKurtB said:

Replica = Not Gradable

On 12/23/2021 at 2:11 PM, RWB said:

TPGs won't authenticate or grade counterfeits - which is what "replicas" are.

Judy, VKurtB answered your question before your last post.  RWB reiterated what Kurt said as well.  Just for the record, one more time, a Third Party Grader (TPG) will not grade or authenticate a coin that is not "the real deal".  

On 12/23/2021 at 11:32 AM, JKK said:

It would make minimal sense for an authentic coin to be about 25% overweight. Doesn't take a chemistry degree to start doubting authenticity at that point.

And one other note: @JKK made a comparison between the weight of your "coin" and a real Spanish Doubloon.  I meant to thank you for supplying the weight of your coin after I asked last night.  Gold, obviously being extremely valuable as far back as history goes, makes it very odd that your coin would excessively exceed the weight, as it does, of a real Doubloon.  I may be wrong as I'm not a metallurgist, but it seems that I've read about another type of testing device called an XRF I believe that would definitively identify the type(s) of metal in your "coin". Not sure what a Thermo laser gun is other than your simple point and shoot laser gun that registers only temperature.  

I am inclined to be along the same thought process of @Woods020.  Can you supply us with a weight of your coin? Preferably in 100th's of a gram.  Welcome to the forum.  

Yup. PMD of some sort. But I will admit, I would have definitely taken a good look at this Dime had I found it.  Not going to argue that it looks like an "S" but as others have said, there's nothing that could have happened at the Mint to have caused this.  I too, at first glance, was thinking dropped letter but @Just Bob put that one to rest.  Still a cool PMD'd coin though (If there is such a thing.... )  

On 12/20/2021 at 1:43 PM, Mr.Bill347 said:

Greg, I found these on FeeBay. Not as nice as yours though.

Thank you Bill for looking those up for me and the compliment on my coin. I wonder where this Ebay seller is getting his listing prices from.  According to the NGC price guide, a MS 60 is only in the $14 range so you know AU's wouldn't even come close to the asking prices you posted fro this seller (which seems to be a reputable company). I haven't looked at other sources of pricing, or past sales results as of yet, but I will.  

It's probably the best condition copper Bronze coin I own, especially for its age.  It really is a beautiful coin and I can't help but to wonder what it would grade.  I can't see it as anything less than mid MS, IMHO.  There's barely a scratch on it and I don't see any signs of circulation wear at all.  As I explained in the above post to @Mohawk, my pics are not turning out very crisp and clear and I'm perplexed as to why. Never had that problem in the past.  Thanks Bill!!

On 12/20/2021 at 1:15 PM, Mohawk said:

Hi Greg!

Thankfully, I do have some experience in this area.  In looking at your coin, it's not the proof version.  It's a circulation strike.  If you look at it, there's some striking weakness on the leaves on the reverse that wouldn't be there on a proof as a proof would have been struck at least twice.  Also, there are far more marks on the coin overall than you would expect with a proof due to the care taken in striking a proof coin.  It's a nice and well preserved circulation strike, but a circulation strike nonetheless.

I hope that is of some help, my friend.

~Tom

Thanks Tom for that info., I appreciate it.  I'm not sure why my pics are downloading like they are.  I never had such an issue with the blurry look with my pictures I'm posting here on the forum.  I'm using my iPhone to take the pics and then emailing them to my computer.  Once received on my email, they are noticeably distorted.  The pics on my cell phone are absolutely crystal clear and sharp as can be.  I've tried emailing them from my phone using the 4 different size files allowed: small, medium, large and actual size.    Doesn't seem to matter how I send them, they still turn out a bit distorted and blurry.  Very frustrating to say the least.  By NO means am I doubting your judgment on the strike of the leaves my friend.  It's just that I am at my wits end trying to figure out how to transfer the great pics from my phone, to my computer, and have them turn out as good as what I am seeing on my phone screen.  Any suggestions on this????

Not that I am impatient at all.  I did just move this question and coin over here to the newbie forum (I originally posted this on the World Coins forum) in the hopes of getting some feedback as a new post from the foreign coin pros here on the forum.  So far, I've found 10 really nice foreign silvers in the "haul" I was lucky in obtaining the other day from an antique shop.  This one was in the bunch (in a board holder) and really stood out to me due to its immaculate condition.  I did some research on it and found that the Proof of this 1954 is fairly rare with only 200 being struck.  I also saw on the NGC price guide that it carries a decent premium, condition dependent, if it is a Proof strike. I'm new to foreigns and would like to be able to distinguish a foreign Proof strike from a regular strike if there even is a difference vs U.S. coinage, I simply don't know.  This coin has been very well preserved.  I haven't been able to find a picture of, or information on, one of these exact coins with a photo, or an explanation, showing a Proof in which to compare mine to. It appears to me to be struck extremely well, has great definition/detail on all of the devices, and has a nice defined rim.... to my knowledge this is consistent with a Proof coin.  NGC's Proof photo of this coin on their World Coins link is unfortunately black and white.  Any help or input is greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

On 12/19/2021 at 10:58 PM, Woods020 said:

Those pics are brutal. You can just use cell phone pics for most things and not the microscope. Focus is crucial.

I will have to agree 100% with Woods.  Your pictures need to be much better than what you supplied.  Granted this was an easy one, had it been a more in depth question I can assure you that no one would be able to help you. Definitely a large date Cent as well.  

On 12/18/2021 at 10:54 PM, Lem E said:

Regardless, it will be fun to go through. If you find something of value, that will just be a bonus.

I'm curious if the holders and boards are of any value????🤔

On 12/18/2021 at 10:14 PM, Lem E said:

Quite a nice haul brother. That should keep you busy for a while. 

Thanks Lem.  I'm not even sure what I have here as I already said.  For all I know at this point, I may have absolutely nothing..... or I may have hit a home run.  Whatever the outcome is it's fine with me.  Just to have this many old coins, tokens, and all the Lincolns, is well worth it to me just to occupy my time and to just look through them to see if there is anything of value or beauty.

I know the antique store owner well.  She has no idea about coins and their value (and I honestly don't either when it comes to foreign coins) but I'm more than eager and willing to learn. Even though I purchased this stuff from her at an incredibly low price, and I'm now the rightful owner with no strings attached, I assured her I would let her know if any of these coins were valuable.  It's a small town here where I live. We take care of each other and watch each other's back.  That's just me, the way I grew up and the way I prefer to live life.  It also makes for excellent friendships.  I would love to find something valuable in this "stash" and be able to take it back and show her.  

Here is one beautiful 1947 Peso I just pulled out which I believe, from researching it, is half silver? It appears to be in very good condition.