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United States
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I have a new favorite find to report, and this may be my most valuable single coin find. I was going through a box of dimes. I was just edge searching as I usually do with dimes but I noticed a coin that didn't have any ridges/reeds so I checked it. To my surprise I saw U. S. of A. on the obverse and then 1881. Flipped it over and saw the III. I figured it to be a 3 cent coin but to be honest, I wasn't certain what it was until I looked in the Red Book. I had no idea it was the same size a dime. I'm glad it is! OO   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice find  . Kinda looks cleaned to me, is it? John1  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Very cool! I seem to recall seeing this kind of find a couple of times before. It is finds like these that keeps the dream alive!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by rachums107
12/09/2012 5:44 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
What a great and unusual find!
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Roll hunting since '77
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 That is an amazing find. I'm glad the coin has found a good home. |
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United Arab Emirates
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Wow! What a great find. It's finds like this that keep you pumped as well as others. Congrats.
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Valued Member
United States
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That's the best find I have seen. Congratulations.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice find! |
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United States
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United States
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 United States
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Thanks everybody! The coin looks better in hand than the picture. I believe the dark spots are actually dirt but I don't want to mess with it too much. It looks like a couple of small die breaks on the reverse near the rim at 1 and 3:30. I assume this was fairly common with this coin.
John, I lack the skills to say whether or not it's been cleaned. I can tell you that in hand, I see no signs of it, but that doesn't mean much.
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Moderator
United States
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From what I understand die cracks and clashes are common on these. Looks ok so don't try cleaning it. Congrats on your find. John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I noticed the die clashes were common. I was kind of hoping mine had one, just because I think the one's I saw on ebay look neat. It really shows up well on the reverse, with all the flat surface around the III. OO |
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Very nice! |
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Posted 12/09/2012 5:39 pm
