Bill in Burl's Recent Activity

Coins are, basically, just another mass machined metal part, just like paper clips, nails, screws, bobby pins etc, getting right down to...

Jun 24, 2026 at 12:41 PM

It looks like machine/mechanical doubling caused by a loose holder and there is no added value. It's one of the "worthless doubling" type.

Jun 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM

Don't some dryer coins look like that, depending on how it was positioned outside the drum.

Jun 23, 2026 at 9:51 AM

Very hard to tell with the pics. All I see is some die deterioration.

Jun 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM

I agree - the older they get the more brown I want in them. 1909 VBB 65rd [ATTACH] 1864 66rb [ATTACH] 1820 64+BN [ATTACH]

Jun 22, 2026 at 10:12 AM

Well, back then in the early 60's you still had old parking meters in smaller towns. Back then, a nickel was probably a half hour,...

Jun 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Had to go se my dealer buddy for some horse trading and this Kentucky token followed me home. I am a sap for anything related to...

Jun 20, 2026 at 10:20 AM

Randy, here’s my Kentucky Token. I bought it raw about 35 years ago and it’s still raw. They were struck in England around 1792 to 1794....

Jun 20, 2026 at 10:20 AM

Here’s a nice, full width lamination crack on a 1916 sterling British shilling. Thought it was a die crack until I looked closer....

Jun 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM

I agree, PMD, but there may be a die chip in the "O", but it's still worth 5 cents.

Jun 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM

Yes, it spent some time on a highway.

Jun 18, 2026 at 11:32 AM