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Now here we have a work of ART I think could be a Van Go... Like a Van Go over this penny many times in the parking lot. I think we can get a good price for it with the Joker smile on Lincoln and on the reverse the large chicken to the right side of Lincoln on the steps is a nice extra.
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This was the best looking one but it still looks more like a 63 64 65 the hair is more worn than yours. It has a nice Adams apple but my Monticello is in rough shape.
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Ya Lem I may have to look again. The price drops off so fast a MS 65 is $30 not worth grading a 65 or less a MS66 is $130 it is hard to judge with all the bag contact marks it may be tough to find a 67 but I will pick the ones that I think will grade 66 or 67 and post it and see what you guys think
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Ya Kurt They all look like they were swept up off the floor and put in a bag . and Full steps are so hard to find in the older Nickels here is my MS 66 and it is not quite there
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Thanks Lem I had a feeling they were UNC after looking again and your MS coins look the same as the ones I have been looking at in my roll. I did find some with Die chips in the date ? looks kinda cool. I did some searching but have not found any to compare them to yet.
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Now that I have been hanging around here for a while now I have learned many things about coins from many well scholared members. I think the first is don't be to quick to judge, weather it be a new coin or a new member Last winter I purchased what was labeled as a roll of uncirculated 1960-D nickels when I got home I found that they were quite beat up and looked cleaned. I put them aside saying well( live and learn ) sometimes people are not so honest at what they sell. I decided to take another look to see if I missed something and do some comparisons to some graded MS 65 and 66 nickels I now have. It seams I may have been a little premature in my evaluation. I looked at the coins and saw a bad Monticello and a worn out Jefferson thinking that the coins were well circulated not uncirculated but now I think it is more of a worn Die. and the coins have a week strike and die scratches not cleaning scratches , In comparison they look similar to the MS65 samples I have and some mint set nickels I have. Take a look and see if you think they are just a worn die and a weak strike. The war nickel is the MS65
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Wow ........Crooked ....... Man people are unscrupulous with no conscience .. I still have this roll of nice shiny Uncirculated nickels as a reminder of how some people care not what they sell. They must be worth $1000 each on the Crooked coin seller site?
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I forgot to mention the book was published in 1968 for the price of $15 My daughter paid $2
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Well it is not a reading book it is more like a Redbook with countries of origin , photos of coins with prices of different coin dates. A time in history when you needed a book to keep track of coin values. LoL
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Does anyone recognize this TPG ?
J P M replied to Mr.Bill347's topic in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions
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Yes everything looks as it should. I had a good feeling about this coin when I saw Nathaniel's photo, A very good find
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Rare, low-pop, 1849 Seated Dollar
J P M replied to Walkerfan's topic in US, World, and Ancient Coins
Wonderful looking coin looks better than a 61 and a good deal -
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It's that crazy reflection the lights make it look like monster doubled letters. If you tip the coin on a angle the doubling goes away or if you turn the lights lower it goes away almost every time.
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Coin photography is difficult!
J P M replied to Mr.Bill347's topic in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions
Oh ya you got the USB scope covered we never would have found all the marks on the Morgan without it. I have a tendency to not say enough in my wording on comments. Its that fast pace geterdon New England mindset. It gets me in trouble a lot. I am saying I am no photographer and I can get buy with the USB . Now if you took that shot of that new Quarter with your iPhone I would say that you are doing way better than me and my phone could ever do it looks sweet to me. -
Oldhoopster and Greenstang have been at this coin collecting a lot longer than me but I have seen something like the ( in god we trust ) as a variety at vista. You may want to look at this . I'm not saying it is the same one but it looks close enough to check it out .Most errors are not worth a lot of money there are so many in Pennies. http://www.varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/1955PDDO002.htm
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This is kind of cool. I found that my coin was sold On Heritage Auction not long ago for more than I paid for it. That makes it even more special well to me anyway.
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I have a stack of new pennies that have a chip on the E of CENT. At first I thought it was crappy zinc bubble but after finding 15 there was no doubt in my mind it was a chip. But my mind is not as chipper as it used to be either.
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Sometimes a piece of a coin gets chipped out and displaced and jammed into another spot. Copper is a soft metal.
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Coin photography is difficult!
J P M replied to Mr.Bill347's topic in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions
Here are some close up's of a rim cud and some die scratches White background 99% of the time sometimes red works. Lighting and a bit of a angle so the color will be correct. I am no photographer but I can get a pretty good shot with the USB scope a lot of times. -
Looking for recommendations on Lincoln cent albums
J P M replied to Mr.Bill347's topic in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions
Fill what you can and wait for that VDB it will show up soon enough. -
Question about PCGS grade of Morgan
J P M replied to LDH Coins & Memorabilia's topic in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions
A guy I buy a lot of my Morgan's from asked me yesterday if I was into world silver coins yet and said he had some Reales he was willing to part with if I wanted. I said no not yet I would not know what to look for, I did not want to say there are many counterfeit ones out there. Not that he would sell me a bad coin but if you don't know what to look for even a experienced dealer can get fooled I am told. -
Thanks Haskel ... I am no fan of E-Bay or ESTY I like to look at there prices for a reference purpose and for a good laugh a sometimes I will only buy from a few on-line dealers I have some local coin and antique dealers in my area that I check out all the time and some dealers in TN and SC.
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Question about PCGS grade of Morgan
J P M replied to LDH Coins & Memorabilia's topic in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions
LoL it better be I like the online version it is updated daily and makes my coin look like it is worth more ...up to $150 today and that is without the VAM 37A it has I think the fat rattler slab is worth more.