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Re: 1801 DRAPED BUST DIME
It's a good idea to delete your cell number from this post. There's a private message feature here (and I sent you one - so check your mailbox at the upper right hand corner). I jotted down your numb… (View Post)3 -
Re: 1801 DRAPED BUST DIME
It looks like dug silver, not dug pewter or base metal - so the chances of a contemporary counterfeit are very limited. I don't have any reason to believe it is a counterfeit, but then again, there h… (View Post)2 -
Re: I give up... blown out of the water for an 1884 half dollar
"Matched sets" are fun up to a point, but insisting on it just screams OCD to me. Personally, I try to suppress all OCD tendencies I might have while collecting - which is very hard for a l… (View Post)4 -
Re: I give up... blown out of the water for an 1884 half dollar
Unless you're playing Everyman Registry and have to stay under MS60, just buy a nice MS63-65 example of this date and be done with it. Competition is fierce for nice XF-AU coins, and also for MS66+ R… (View Post)5 -
Re: Advice sought on this 1811 Large Cent please...
I wouldn't personally do anything to this coin. I do not think you'll be happy with the "pocket piece" experiment, which I tried with a few cleaned wheaties over the years, but with no succ… (View Post)1
