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by Earle42
Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:40 pm
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Re: Possible 1952 wheat penny error

I'm still trying to learn, there's just so much and it's a tad overwhelming.
Don't worry about it! Relax and have fun with it. We all started out the same way.
by Earle42
Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:44 pm
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Re: 1917 slq type 1 new pics

A real beaut! Congrats on a nice coin.
by Earle42
Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:05 pm
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Re: 1921 Pease $

...questioning if grading is necessary... It is never "necessary" to have a coin slabbed. Grading companies are an optional service offered to the hobby. Unfortunately these companies have earned, with some (especially newer collectors), a status of being essential. These companies are fa...
by Earle42
Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:12 pm
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Re: Discolored Larger Penny?

A penny hammered or squished between two pieces of leather can produce what some call a "Texas Penny," being that, "all things are bigger in Texas." You may have one of these. Its considered damage - but a novelty item!
by Earle42
Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:19 pm
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Re: 1936 Washington Quarter with planchet error or PMD?

:agree: Small lamination error - no added value.
by Earle42
Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:48 pm
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Re: Removing dirt and grime from Pennies

Agreed with the quill idea. But I use a porcupine quill as they are soft enough not to mark the coin and can be very tiny in diameter. Some even are small enough to scoop the gunk out of the center of a D mint mark. Although sometimes a small grain of gunk can get under the tip and put a small scrat...
by Earle42
Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:50 pm
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Re: submitting to TPG.

Remember slabs are not air tight. You can protect coins just as well - if not better with Ait-Tite capsules. The capsules are also a lot less expensive.
by Earle42
Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:47 pm
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Re: 1917 slq type 1 new pics

W-O-W!
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by Earle42
Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:50 pm
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Re: 1917 slq type 1

Might be the pics, but I think I see wear/broken luster on the thigh at least. I believe that limits it to an AU as a max grade. Admittedly I have not studied grading on SLQs though.
by Earle42
Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:56 pm
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Re: 1998 Lincoln Cent ( Wide AM Mint Error FS-901)

Something that is a real help for pricing is just go to ebay and look for already sold items. Its an option on the left side as you scroll down the screen. It shows what people are currently paying for an item.
by Earle42
Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:21 pm
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Re: 1909 1 Cent DDO?

Not seeing any die doubling in these pics. Here is another good source for seeing pics of the known doubled dies:
www.varietyvista.com
by Earle42
Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:25 pm
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Re: Removing dirt and grime from Pennies

As long as you are not rubbing the surface (wearing the surface details) or removing surface metal (physically or chemically), then taking dirt off of a coin will not hurt the numismatic value.
by Earle42
Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:19 pm
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Re: My first Mercury dime - 1923

Going through eBay's sold items will aid in telling if the price you paid was too much. Personally, for cleaned coin, I think the price paid was 10.00 or so more than I would pay. Another decent online source to get a feel for prices is, numismedia.com. The following link for Mercury Dimes shows an ...
by Earle42
Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:46 pm
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Re: 2012 Denali quarter different colors and finish

Looking at the zoomed pictures the surface is very porous looking. It reminds me of the coins I used to put into nitric acid so my students could have a dramatic object lesson on how nitric acid dissolves metal. Its difficult to tell from pictures.
by Earle42
Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:12 pm
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Re: 1914 P Lincoln Wheat Cent Error??

Remember Billy Kid00, if you can think of a way to do it to the coin using tools, then its likely just post mint damage. As you can see in this case, there is a contact mark from a hit, a definite gouge in the cent, near the 2nd 1 in the date. Sometimes a gouge like this can even move the metal of t...
by Earle42
Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:29 pm
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Re: 1978 D Cent spoon rolled and more???

Daniel, please forgive me if the following link to another forum is not allowed...and get rid of this post please if I am breaking a rule. Here is a link to a 2013 post I made on another forum concerning dryer coin origins. The post shows I have a bit of experience with this subject since I grew up...
by Earle42
Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:52 pm
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Re: Stacked some Peace Dollars

Nice additions. And although I like the Maple Leaf bullion, I would much rather own a classic silver piece of US history like the Peace Dollars. OK, I confess. When they put the Bigfoot privy mark on the 2016 Maple Leaf, I couldn't resist widegrin Squatch_Maple_REV_5 -149.jpg Squatch_Full copy-195op...
by Earle42
Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:43 pm
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Re: 1914 Barber half dollar grade

:welcome: Daniel has a photograde guide: https://coinauctionshelp.com/Barberquarter_grading.html#.Xzl90h17mNY It gives the same info as these Barber specialists: Barber specialists:http://www.barbercoins.org/Barber-Halves-Grading.shtml Lack of full rims on back keeps it in the G range. Lack of lette...
by Earle42
Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:15 pm
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Re: Stacked some Peace Dollars

There is a new Sasquatch coin I want. Down Under they have a "Great Aussie Coin Hunt" going on.Twenty six different $1.00 coins have been released. Each design has a letter of the alphabet on the REV and a picture of something beginning with that letter. For example there is the letter P R...
by Earle42
Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:27 pm
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Re: 1992 Penny Error

I agree with the above assessments. Even a major off center cent where the date has been affected (missing) is often less valued than one where the date is discernable.
by Earle42
Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:46 pm
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Re: 1936 Lincoln wheat cent

The 6 was hit and the metal displaced. It happened long enough ago that the exposed surface re-toned.
by Earle42
Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:20 pm
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Re: 1982 Lincoln Cent w/defective rim or just PMD?

And it likely will continue to rot :(
by Earle42
Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:26 pm
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Re: Greetings!

:welcome:
by Earle42
Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:27 pm
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Re: 1935 1$ sc 2 dates

Great condition!
by Earle42
Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:38 pm
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Re: Franklin halves , "Bugs Bunny "

Actual selling prices can be found on ebay. Search for:1955 bugs bunny half MS 64 FBL Then scroll the page down and look for the following on the left side of the screen. Click the boxes shown. The sold items will show up as well as those that did not sell. Repeat for 1956. 1955BugsBunnyMS64FBL.jpg
by Earle42
Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:42 pm
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Re: 1992 DDR?

Sorry, too fuzzy to see in the pics.
by Earle42
Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:52 pm
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Re: 1916 D Mercury dime

From what I can see in the pics, the details of the design elements look, to me, like the copy I bought from China years ago to study fakes. The mint mark also sets up a flag - Daniel's video will show you.
by Earle42
Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:28 pm
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Re: 1936 penny !

A clash occurs when one die is damaged by being struck by the opposing die ?? Which makes an impression of the top die into the bottom and vice versa. So coins struck after the clash happens will have design element from the OBV and REV. So a mint worker, unfortunately (I like clashes), gets out th...
by Earle42
Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:19 pm
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Re: 1992 DDR?

While still a bit fuzzy when enlarging them, I am pretty sure what I see is some strike doubling (SD) and maybe some Die Deterioration Doubling DDD. MD occurs when the dies the coin is struck with are physically loose in the press. The dies "bounce" during the strike and you end up with wh...
by Earle42
Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:07 am
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Re: List of Helpful/Information sites.

Thanks for these. Some I had not see before.
by Earle42
Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:23 am
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Re: 1943 Lincoln Wheat cent copper? 3 grams

I agree with Daniel.
Your pics were used below.
Compare the change of direction in the curves on the "spines" of the 3 to what is on your coin. The 3's spine is not a smooth curve like that of a 9.
9vs3.jpg
by Earle42
Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:37 am
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Re: 1992 DDR?

Correct! Keeping such things makes for good learning tools. You will find as time goes on that you can fill a room with MD and/or DDD coins. They make good teaching tools. Sometimes a drastic MD coin is fun to save. Kennedy Halves can readily be found with MD and I believe its b/c the larger diamete...
by Earle42
Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:47 am
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Re: hello everyone

:welcome: Always great to hear from a new numismatist!
by Earle42
Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:02 pm
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Re: 1992 DDR?

Cannot help it - former teacher who loved my job! Its all part of the fun. People on forums have helped me so very much, and I like to give back. Looking forward to more posts.
by Earle42
Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:04 pm
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Re: 1943 Lincoln Wheat cent copper? 3 grams

Glad to help...and we ALL are still learning :)
by Earle42
Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:09 pm
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Re: Coin Appreciation Post - 1973 Penny

Nice find! Eye candy from a roll!
by Earle42
Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:50 am
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Re: 1982 D Lincoln Cent small date? copper 3.05 gr

Plating/damage issue. Look how small the item that resembles a D is compared to an actual D.

Pareidoilia:
The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.