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Pillar of the Community
United States
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perica, don't let that little bit of bickering deter you, collecting coins for a hobby is very fun! Collect more as you can find them. What I did is find what I liked then started working on a complete set. I'm almost there with Morgan silver dollars and have started on Franklin half dollars, both US coins. Maybe start a collection on your counties coins then work from there. You will enjoy it, I promise. That is my opinion. IMHO |
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 United States
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Thanks, I did not understand where the post was moved To here. Where you are viewing it. You had posted in US Modern, it was moved to US Classic.  |
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New Member
 Serbia (Srbija)
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Thank you very much, I'll look for your book.
Tomorrow I'll talk to my grandfather, about the coins, so I'll tell you more details.
I'm not even at the beginner level, I started to ask about these coins, I see it is very interesting, now I want to deal with this :)
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New Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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Collecting coins will definitely be my hobby.  my grandfather is doing this, he has a lot of coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
747 Posts |
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Collecting coins will definitely be my hobby.
my grandfather is doing this, he has a lot of coins. Cool! You will have great memories with your grandpa that will last you a lifetime! |
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United States
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Collecting coins will definitely be my hobby.
my grandfather is doing this, he has a lot of coins. Nice to see the continuation of a family tradition. |
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United States
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The value of these coins should be that they belong/belonged to your grandfather.
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Serbia (Srbija)
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The value of these coins should be that they belong/belonged to your grandfather.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Collectors don't like cleaned coins. Most, including myself, prefer a coin to be in original condition. Now a days yes, but that was not always the case. Cleaning/wiping ect used to be the norm and was even encouraged for a long time way back in the day. Quote:
There is no luster in your pics which usually scream dipped. You have to over dip or dip a coin many times before it will kill the luster. Dipping especially properly dipped coins make coins look like they were just minted not dead and lifeless. Quote:
The coin looks like someone has rubbed it also with a cloth which will leave the streaks (?) we are seeing? You will sometimes see those also but transferred from the die, called polishing marks. Die polishing lines aren't streaks, they're raised lines on a coin which look very different. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Now a days yes, but that was not always the case. Cleaning/wiping ect used to be the norm and was even encouraged for a long time way back in the day. That would certainly explain some coins I bought in rolls from the 60s. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Both coins appear cleaned. Most likely overdipped.
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