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jasondbell123
Valued Member
United States
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 Posted 10/15/2018 08:34 am
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I agree and I am relatively new as well here. I have lots of coins that Ive looked at and thought "wow. this maybe something!"
Ive learned one thing and that is to look up examples online before I post here, as most of the folks here are very very knowledgable, but sometimes get bored or irritated answering similar questions, over and over.
Nothing personal, as Ive never come across a double die and I have thousands of old and new coins, but I hope youre not turned off here, as the information you will get is likely to be very accurate, especially if you DO turn out to have a coin that maybe valuable.
I had a 1945 Mercury dime I posted that I came accross in my collection that looked AU to me. Turned out to be MS 65...which I sent in to be graded and slabbed.
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| 1945 Winged Liberty Dime For Grading Please
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jasondbell123
Valued Member
United States
58 Posts |
Posted 07/16/2018 08:41 am
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I actually had to google what fsb was. I didnt know that. The top and bottom bands actually have separation, but the middle one is mostly smooth. The left of the middle band has a bit of separation but not much.
I learned something new. Didnt know FSB Mercury dime were worth that much with full band separation.
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| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| Libertad Collecting - Special Sets And Proof Sets
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jasondbell123
Valued Member
United States
58 Posts |
Posted 07/12/2018 10:08 am
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crazyglue.... oddly enough the environment does have an effect on the milkspots on some coins. Canada is typically colder and wetter and even new bullion is subjected to this over time. Mexico is largely hot and dry, which is very conducive to coins without spotting.
I have some older Brittanias that also have the spotting as well, coming from an isle with more moisture.
Moisture at room or higher temperature seem to affect coins more over time. Coins found at the bottom of bodies of water are actually preserved due to the lack of oxygen and much colder temperature. |
| | Forum: Precious Metals and Bullion - Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum |
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| 1849 Cent From Joseph Horne Company In Acrylic I Found
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jasondbell123
Valued Member
United States
58 Posts |
Posted 07/06/2018 11:22 pm
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Thanks!
I don't even have a clue on how much a cleaned 1849 cent is worth.
But this isn't a slab
It looks like it was literally baked into a acrylic brick. It may not have even been done in 1949, perhaps later.
A bit of history, back in the earlier part of Pittsburgh's history, Hornes was the "upscale" place to shop if you had money
Kaufmann's was the "middle class" to go departments store
Gimbels was the "working class" store. All were located in downtown Pittsburgh and all out of business now. |
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| 1849 Cent From Joseph Horne Company In Acrylic I Found
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jasondbell123
Valued Member
United States
58 Posts |
Posted 07/06/2018 6:32 pm
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I found this paperweight cleaning out the house today. Forgot I had it. I remember this from childhood and never though much about it until now. Its my oldest coin and looks like a collectors item from the Joseph Horne department store in Pittsburgh.
Long been out of business, but I though it was neat as a kid. I think it was a cheap collector item made by the company back in the day. Its in solid acrylic with a 1849-1949 plate encased(how long the company was in business for)
Dont think its worth anything, but it now is my oldest coin and I didnt even have to buy an Airtite!
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