Sharann

2 minutes ago, Woods020 said:

Sharann,

 

I am your neighbor up the road in Alabama. RWB (Roger Burdette) is actually the author of both of those reference books he pointed you to. Just to let you know the quality of information you are getting. 
 

I think it’s amazing your son has these coins to remember his father by. Hopefully it will push him to enjoy numismatics.  

Thank you so much for the information. I am sure he probably would have never told me either. Only because he has better character than that.

But I just have to ask you a question.. 

Do you have a foot of snow on the ground too? Or did we just get our once in a blue moon ice/snow this year?

You are too sweet. I am glad to have met you also. You seem like a kindred spirit. But it also seems like you ought to live closer, lol. You look so familiar. Anyway, I am gonna have another coin question in a little bit. Maybe I'll talk to you then. Thank you 😊

Wow! See, I am glad someone knows. I will have to send you the link that I was reading that from. There's no telling what is wrong in my head now. Thank you for the info. I will check out the resources you sent also. What or where should I go for reference to ensure fact? Will the resources you gave  me be all I would need?  I'm gona find that link so I can send it to you. If my child had been doing something for school, that would've messed him or her up! 

@Just BobI am really intrigued by this Peace. It's history could possibly tell so much! 

@JKKSouthaven is only about 30 minutes away! I'm sorry, I guess I could've saved you a little time and effort if I'd told you where I live. I live in a little town called Strayhorn, between Tunica and Senatobia. I will definitely check the Southaven one out. I am usually there a couple of times a month anyway. 

Well, shy is one thing I have never been accused of being and I don't plan to start now. I would love to know if there is a coin club nearby. I've lived here my whole life so I am sure there'd be someone familiar in the bunch, if there is one close. And, yes, as I am sure you know, when more women get involved EVERYTHING changes. I am on the school board where I live... No men at all... 5,yes,5 of us women. When it is good, it is great. However, when someone isn't happy... Well, I'll just say there's no median for us. Lol. It will definitely shed new light on things as we see one thing while men see another. 

@Mr.Bill347@Mr.Bill347 while I was trying to see if I could find a way to determine the date, without the actual date, I learned several interesting facts, or so they are stated as so anyway. @RWBstated a few things that got me thinking. (I am an overthinker anyway so that doesn't take much. ) While reading about these dollars, the earlier ones which were struck in December, 1921, were intended to have all been melted. Which they probably were... But, just think, what IF @RWBis correct in his theory of it being used on some type of machine and it was used at the mint and never destroyed? Wouldn't this be an amazing piece of history? I know we will never know, but I guess as long as we don't don't either way it could still be possibility. Lol

@RWBthanks for the greeting and yes we are frozen in Mississippi and I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to be a part of such an amazing group of such knowledgeable and kind people. That was a great observation about the rim inside the hole. I have looked at this for a long time and never realized it was there. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

@JKKI wish I had the writing skills to perfectly explain how this coin feels. I was thinking, of course I am very new to this and learning every second, that because it is mostly smooth that it must've been shallow but I see what you are saying now. In other words, I smell what you cookin'! Lol. Anyway, had it been shallow, well it would probably have nothing, or hardly anything, visible now. I can feel that the letters in LIBERTY are raised, but barely. Her head and hair protrude from the field just enough to make the coin not lie evenly on the table.  The eagle on the reverse protrudes about the same, just ever so slightly to make it rattle when you walk. All the letters on the reverse ars smooth and the edge is not as distinguishible as on the obverse, yet still slightly raised. I hope all my terminology was correct. Whew, that was a mouthful 😊

I have a Peace Dollar which I am thinking someone must've made a necklace out of because it has a hole drilled through it. It just so happens that this hole is through the last number in the date. I have read and found a few identifying marks that would help to determine the year but the quality of this one is not where I can identify it by them. It seems as though it was a very shallow strike because it is almost smooth to touch. 

Lol, @Morpheus1967, I have seen a few of his comments to others that seemed a little... harsh. However, when I went back and read the whole thread, it was warranted in MOST cases. He reminds me of a teacher I knew once and her whole, I mean entire demeanor, was based on her students. So, I think as long as my attitude stays in check I won't have any trouble with him. 😊

Thank you for your feedback. I am really trying! 😊

Alright, my friends. I hope I got this right, but at least I am trying, lol. I am attaching a pic of all the 182-d pennies that I have. In the pic, the three I believe to be small date at the bottom right. I don't have scales yet, so I can't weigh them. Did I pick the right ones, as far as looking at them? 

Is there another way to tell their composition other than weighing them? Also, how do I get that gunk off of them? 

Thank you very much, Greenstang. I just knew I'd found something with that one but I DO have a couple more to pull outta my hat and then I'll quit pestering y'all. Going to my mom'snow but will post later. Thank you again! 

Hello again. This time I have a nickel. I still don't have my microscope, of course, but this, I am hoping, can be assessed without one. I am attaching the best pics I could get. Thank y'all again and I am looking forward to seeing what you think about this one. 

Hey there. We are doing good. My kids are LOVING the snow and ice. I wished for a foot of snow and by golly I got it. I enjoy it too. 

Thank you for your feedback and for being so kind. The way you replied made me understand why it wasn't what I imagined it to be. You made me want to look for more instead of put it down and I appreciate that. Like I told Greenstang, I'm gonna find something one day and y'all are gonna hear me from wherever you are, lol. I have another item to post, until I get my "tools" delivered anyway. Oh, Lord, when they get here I may have more questions than ever. 

Again, thank y'all for being so nice and making me enjoy my new hobby even more. 

I'll be posting this next little ditty in a bit. 

Thank you. After I went through the trouble of taking all those pictures and typing my lengthy 🤦🏼‍♀️ inquiry, I decided to read how coina are actually minted. I fell asleep before finishing the article (book) but had already come to the conclusion that my sad little quarter was a dud. I'm gonna find something one day and y'all are gonna hear me holler from wherever you may be. Lol

Thank y'all for being so nice. Some people are so... Not nice. It is so much easier just to be nice. Being rude is just exhausting, but then again, I am from Mississippi, where we can "slap your face and bless your heart in the same sentence".

While waiting on my microscope and scales to arrive, I have another thing I would like to have an opinion on, if you don't mind. I will post it in a little while... I know y'all just can't wait for this one. 

Hi again. I know I already I have one question in que, but I thought I would give you another to ponder on when you have the chance. 

America the Beautiful quarter with blank reverse; therefore, it has no state or date. Just a faint bit of lettering from E Pluribus Unum on the reverse edge. It is also smaller than the standard for the quarter (as shown in the pic) and appears to weigh less (my scales have yet to arrive. The reverse is smoother than silk though it looks to be rough. I looked up America the Beautiful quarter errors. One error was being struck in a nickel planchett. Do you think that was the case here? This has baffled me since I saw it. 

Again, thank you for your time and input. Your help is dearly appreciated. 🙂

Hey y'all, I am Sharann. I know hardly anything about coins but I have gotten totally hooked on evaluating every one see! I would really appreciate any input you can give me. I am sending the best pictures I can right now made with my phone. My microscope and scales are somewhere in transit but I live in Mississippi and we have totally shut down cause of the snow. If the pics are not good enough, I totally understand and will send additional ones when I get my packages. Anyway, about this quarter... It has always been wrapped in plastic but I took it out to take pics. I have been watching and reading a lot about errors in coins, grading etc.. As a result, I ran across another 1961 d quarter DDR RPM (I hope I got that right). I hope the pics are good enough for you to tell if this one could possibly be like it! I would also like to know if you think it is worth sending off to be graded and what grade you think NGC would give it. 

Thanks in advance for helping me. I wish I had taken up coin collecting long ago and then maybe I could help you 😊