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  1. physics-fan3.14 replied to the thread Any idea on this penny?.

    google the term "vice job coin" or "squeeze job coin"

    May 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
  2. physics-fan3.14 replied to the thread Is the juice worth the squeeze?.

    The 1921s look suspicious enough for me to stay away from the whole lot unless I could inspect in person. Both of the 21s are fakes. I...

    May 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
  3. physics-fan3.14 replied to the thread Why did people put holes in coins?.

    Hard to tell which coins you have displayed here, but especially Chinese Cash Coins were designed with a hole to be stored on a string...

    May 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
  4. physics-fan3.14 replied to the thread Cuds vs Die Breaks??.

    Check out this website and scroll down to the section on die breaks: https://www.error-ref.com/part_iv__die_errors/ Basically, a cud is...

    May 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
  5. physics-fan3.14 replied to the thread Third Party Grading.

    For me, NGC is by far my preferred TPG. This is largely due to the sort of things I have collected. I really got serious with Franklin...

    May 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
  6. physics-fan3.14 replied to the thread Why did people put holes in coins?.

    I believe the primary function of holes in coins is to more easily attach them to a hat and look super cool.

    May 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
  7. physics-fan3.14 replied to the thread 1945-P/P Jefferson Nickel Premium GEM BU Rainbow (RPM-017)(VP-009).

    Oh, you know how to get my goat, don't you ;) Nice coin, even if I philosophically disagree. Besides the planchet roughness...

    May 9, 2025