This may sound weird.. but isn't there a very easy tell with the ear and the shape of the eye?

Thank you so much Bill.... I must admit I'm pretty new to the hobby, I have only really started collecting in the past 2 years. I love almost all denominations and have found a particular affinity towards banknotes, as well as 50 cent & 25 cent pieces. I'm a bit discouraged with 50 cent pieces a...

I am truely amazed Bill..... the amount of knowledge you posess... I've just started to get into large cents... partially from the stuff I have read on many boards. Haven't picked up many vickies yet as it's hard to get a lot of them for cheap. What would be your recommended reading list for someone...

Bill when you say that you have looked at well over 1000 .. is that 1000 of your own coins or just in general.

So on another thread I said that I had been buying a few notes and coins on the bay lately... Most others have been saying that now is the time to be selling and not buying. So I'm just curious as to what everyone else's margins are compared to book prices. For notes I use the Charlton guide and for...

I have been buying like nobody's business in the past few days... finding some great deals too!

They are out there... esp. now that most people are saying they can't get it to the door in time for x-mas... I think fewer ppl are competing on certain items...

To me it looks like a narrow date..

Auctions can typically get a bit heated and some people don't like to lose an item once they've started to bid on it.... perhaps an ego thing.. perhaps it's that ONE item they REALLY want... I know for certain I saw a very nice '46 hoof in ....50 cent piece... I paid WAY too much... but it was somet...

Bill I always appreciate your input... honestly I'm not much of a coin guy.... especially if you fill a room full of coin guys I'm definetly the odd ball out on knowledge.... but every time I read what you have to say.. it just opens up a whole new world .... Ohh yeah.. and I curse your name as I am...

From the photos.. I would say VG.. but have a suspicion that it may go to F in hand.. strike looks decent and I'm not sure if this photo capture all the details that are still being expressed.

Looks like with this coin you may have just got an invite into a league of extraordinary numis....




sweet coin! please post more pictures... if/when possible.....

looks like some doubling

VERY nice!!

They look like they're both in very nice condition... the '01 looks like vf30 and the 08 looks like it could be EF

I just recently picked up another point and shoot camera and I'm having a helluva time getting any good shots... (picked it up more b/c I want to have more photos of my son growing up) Now i'm looking at these usb micros... I'd like one with a stand and base so I could slip coins in and out without ...

I think with these pennies the rotation under 30 degrees is pretty common....

I don't know that many variants of these pennies.. I think Bill in Burl will probably help you there...

As for grade... I would put this one around Fine