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  1. kountryken liked Kevin Mader's post in the thread To me, there's just nothing like the 1913 5c Type1s.

    Nice specimens!! Fun to see here!

    Jun 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
  2. kountryken replied to the thread To me, there's just nothing like the 1913 5c Type1s.

    Stunning coin, in my opinion! I'm no authority or expert, but, I don't see any evidence of cleaning? Now, you can take that and $5 and...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
  3. kountryken liked Lane Walker's post in the thread To me, there's just nothing like the 1913 5c Type1s.

    @johnmilton here is one of the recent examples as I slowly add these to the office display. I've always been on the fence about it being...

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  4. kountryken liked Lane Walker's post in the thread To me, there's just nothing like the 1913 5c Type1s.

    And a Denver mint example at that.. Beut!

    Jun 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
  5. kountryken liked David@PCC's post in the thread Book on the Coins of Marathos – Free Online!.

    No there is one or two letters between Marathos and the date. [ATTACH]

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  6. kountryken liked Jasper Burns's post in the thread Book on the Coins of Marathos – Free Online!.

    If you mean the letters to the right of the standing figure (Marathos), they stand for Amrit, the Phoenician name for Marathos.

    Jun 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
  7. kountryken liked David@PCC's post in the thread Book on the Coins of Marathos – Free Online!.

    Type M-3 [ATTACH] Year 87 173/172 BC I'm not sure what the letters to the right of the IIIIIIINNNNrv date are. Similar to XI [ATTACH]

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  8. kountryken liked Spark1951's post in the thread Doubled Die vs. Machine Doubling.

    @kountryken …sometimes die erosion/deterioration will mimic machine doubling. It depends on where in the life-cycle of the die that the...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM