Woods020

I agree with your research. I metal detect from time to time and this is what most of the coins I find look like after a good wash to spend.

It is hard to tell for sure from your pictures, but it looks like the coin has been exposed to high heat. It can cause bubbling like that and could account for the blackened color.

I stumbled across this earlier. I’m not even sure what it is supposed to be, but it isn’t the 1872 Morgan Dollar it is supposed to be. Is this considered a “fantasy” coin give the year? The whole fantasy concept is insanity to me. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Follure-MarshLing-Best-Morgan-US-Dollars-1872-Coin-Collecting-US-Dollar-USA-Old/724167594?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=18988&&adid=22222222228374500403&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=472157439521&wl4=pla-977535409178&wl5=1013139&wl6=&wl7=9003832&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=125210027&wl11=online&wl12=724167594&veh=sem

Thank you all! I just ordered about 5 of these. I’ve had a cherry pickers purchased from Amazon for months now, and no eta on when it will actually come. Does anyone know where to find them?

Ok I got determined to figure this out. It seems it is a commemorative for Dr. Tamara Kubászova, a Hungarian medical researcher and artist. If someone could translate this, here is a Hungarian Wikipedia link of the medal. https://hu.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Fájl:Kubászova_Tamara,_Nagy_Sándor_emlékére_eo.ö.br._plakett_106-105mm.jpg

Nagy Sandor Emlekere translates to the memory of the great covenant. I still can’t determine the figure on the coin. I did find it for sale at a few places. Here is one that sold on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hungarian-Commemorative-Nagy-Sandor-Emlekere-Bronze-Round-Medal-Coin-/283976687103?_ul=BO#vi__app-cvip-panel

In following the advice from some members, and I do think it is good advice, I am growing my resource library. Can someone offer their opinion on good reference books for: 1. Seated liberty series, with a specific interest in half dimes/dimes 2. Mercury dimes 3. Grading standards for US coins with hopefully photographic examples across the grades and key areas to examine for each 4. Forgery detection/coin doctoring I have been reading reviews on several, and as usual they seem to be all over the place.

Good on you dude. It takes a man to admit fault and work on it.

RWB, This is fascinating so thanks for posting. So how do TPGs account for this? Is this forever a “cleaned coin”?

This is wonderful. I’ll begin after the holidays pulling some of these suggestions together, and I will reach back out to this group for feedback and help. Have a happy Thanksgiving all!

I think this is an opportunity to tell new collectors what they should know just as much as what they are asking. Tell them books they should read, images they should study, etc.. What should a new collector learn?

I think that’s a good one for the FAQ. should I get this coin graded? Generally unless the coin will realize $250?, and your intention is to maximize the resell price, it is generally not recommended to spend the money for certification.

In the spirit of trying to both learn myself, and push the forum to be more newbie friendly/informative, would the experienced members contribute some of their knowledge for a reference document of sorts? Perhaps there is a way it can be anchored at the front of the newbies section like the “what you need to know to post” thread? Things I have or would find helpful being relatively new: 1. links to useful information to answer the questions yourself: - For variety attributions questions visit Variety Vista - For Morgan/Peace Vams visit VAM World - Is this a DDO/DDR/RPM... provide links to resource documents to show both how it happens and what it looks like 2. The three/five resource books every numismatist should own and read (provide recommendations) 3. Perhaps an FAQ (I would be happy to compile the document). Ex. Should I clean a coin- no never. However there are ways to “non clean” them such as acetone for silver.... I’m sure there are many more and better topics people can come up with. My thought is that this will help the truly eager to learn newbie, and prevent frustrations of some of the experienced member from having to answer questions they feel are dumb or tired of answering Thoughts?

As a newbie I sincerely appreciate this. If you ever wonder if there is any point in answering these dumb questions, I can say there is. Not always, but some of us truly appreciate it. Isn’t it ironic that the same people that say “the chat board is a dumb place to seek knowledge” and “it’s dumb to listen to anything on the internet” are the same ones that will berate newbies for not listening to those with 39494027385 years of numismatic experience when they question them?

That’s a beauty Jacob. Very strong strike it seems compared to similar years I have. Great find!

It’s a beautiful coin for sure! Nice post

I have probably 150 BU, raw Morgan’s of various dates and mints. I also have some of the harder to find CCs in varying conditions. I also have about 50 slabbed and graded by either NGC or PCGS. Several other odds and ends, and none of it junk. i am open to trade offers, but the older the better Also would prefer higher end coins that may need a few of mine to make it fair I don’t want to rip anyone off or be ripped off, so we will compare book to book value Special interest in: FB Mercury Dimes in 66 or higher in PCGS slab for registry set I am building Any Barber coinage Seated Dimes and half dimes Commemoratives in high grade 1800s gold Let me know what you need and what you have. I have plenty of coins I all different types.

The problem is this is a COIN forum, not a social, comedy, political or anything else forum. I have increasingly noticed that with many of the “seasoned veterans” the vast majority of all of their posts and responses are an attempt at a joke or criticism. These same people rarely offer anything of substance but want to proclaim their expertise. I certainly won’t pretend I have expertise but that’s a lot of the reason I read the things in these chat boards is to learn from those that know much more than myself. What I almost exclusively see are attempted jokes and bickering amongst forum members with very little substance and often so far off topic it is nonsensical.

Thank you for having the contest. These are always fun! I’ll have to pay it forward and do something similar soon.

Without reading your clues I admittedly would have been stumped.

I think most everyone enjoys humor, but the point of most of these posts is for people to learn and/or discuss coins. Inserting humor here or there is fine, but it seems a lot of all replies in these posts is more like social hour or self amusement. The rants that some of these threads migrate too are so far from either the original topic or better yet coins it is mind boggling.

I’ll take a stab at 1917 Philly