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Re: Clad Ike GTG with a twist ~ *Grade Revealed*
It looks 65 to me or at least high end 64. These are tough and get a bump for it. (View Post)2 -
Re: When the Cent will no longer be minted... will it be legal to melt cents?
There are numerous possibilities but stores already hate cents so I imagine many will just stop ordering them. This would cause them to back up in the system. But one thing is certain, if everyone ke… (View Post)2 -
Re: Why did the US switch production of Proof Coins to San Francisco in 1968?
Nice clean well made '69-S cents were tough even back when all the coins were still pristine. About 1% would grade what I call MS-65 (Gem). The major problem was they were banged up but there were al… (View Post)1 -
Re: Why did the US switch production of Proof Coins to San Francisco in 1968?
Yes, exactly. Almost all the coins that didn't look like roadkill were very mediocre. This may have discouraged even more collectors than the even worse quality of the '65 to '67 circulation issues. … (View Post)1 -
Re: Has anyone found a gold piece while metal detecting?
Back in ~1969 I found a 1908 indian cent in a farmer's field. What made it interesting is that even though it was lightly corroded and worthless it was obviously uncirculated condition when it was lo… (View Post)3