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****** Edited by Staff to Add Year and/or Mintmark and/or Denomination to Title. It's essential to have it in the title. ***Greetings gang,
I'm a Boomer who had a small coin collection as a kid but never did much with it, I think my brother absconded with it when I went to L.A. after H.S. with my band.
Not long ago I found a slab in a parking lot, and it turned out to be an 1879 double eagle. I read everything I could about the coin and became fascinated with the history and now I'm sort of hooked. I learned that it was a fairly common year and mint, probably VF40 or better but definitely cleaned from the many small scratches and the lifeless patina so I sold it a bit over spot. Now I'm able to buy more affordable coins that I really like.
Ad a newbie I think I've already been burned. I love deep harvest toning and found a very affordable AU Morgan with great eye appeal. Now I wonder if it was toned... What do you guys think?
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