Well, generally for me, assuming I even have the same die state, matching up with a written description of markers is a necessary but not...
Thanks! Thanks for the suggestion- I had looked at that and saw what I thought was die scratches in the right place, but without a picture to...
Hi All, I recently found what I believe to be the 1957 proof quadrupled die obverse 5c listed in the Cherrypicker's Guide as FS-035.8 or...
I'm selling some extra variety and error cents I have on eBay- here's the list of them: Errors: 3 cuds die clash struck through die cap rotated...
My only big cherrypick was at a recent show: 1970-S BU small date cent for a large date price ($0.15). I was happy that day!
I would add a more fundamental question- are you in Canada? Because there are 2006 copper plated steel Canadian cents.
Richie- nice finds and way to go. I don't see anything wrong with what you did.
Google "jackson metals" along with "melting" and/or "cents" or "pennies". For example, one result: http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n45a20.html
Thanks for the confirmation, Topher- I was surprised how easily I found them. Darkfenix- the pictures are a digital camera through a 10x loupe.
Hi All, I've been looking through Canadian 1c coins I've accumulated and found these specimens- are they the "doubled date" that is listed for...
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