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  1. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread AI & Coins: What year is this coin?.

    I tested the Google Gemini bot on one of the coin ID puzzles from @The Meat man ’s “Guess the Coin” Challenge. [ATTACH] I was stumped...

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  2. Spark1951 liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread More Hanky panky at the mint......

    Lol... that is literally impossible without significant assistance. The quarter cannot fit into the chamber for a cent. I hate these...

    Sep 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
  3. Spark1951 liked derkerlegand's post in the thread Revolutionary War quarter die chips?.

    P

    Sep 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
  4. Spark1951 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Another Coin In A Package I Thought I Had Opened But Didn’t.

    A MS-67 RD 1995 Doubled Die Obv. Cent as graded by NGC. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  5. Spark1951 liked paddyman98's post in the thread ohh wow.

    What is the subject you wrote about? o_O

    Sep 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
  6. Spark1951 liked paddyman98's post in the thread Revolutionary War quarter die chips?.

    Yes to die chips. A common issue that occurs when the die used to mint the coin is overused.

    Sep 23, 2026 at 3:50 PM
  7. Spark1951 replied to the thread Revolutionary War quarter die chips?.

    It’s no secret that coins struck during a dies early die state (EDS) will have the better strike, later on the coins will reflect more...

    Sep 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
  8. Spark1951 liked derkerlegand's post in the thread Revolutionary War quarter die chips?.

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  9. Spark1951 liked KBBPLL's post in the thread AI & Coins: What year is this coin?.

    Only the tip of the 5 is on the coin. I have no idea how AI thought it could read other digits. This to me is what’s so insidious about...

    Sep 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM
  10. Spark1951 liked The Meat man's post in the thread "Guess the coin" challenge!.

    @TheGame and @Chris B Bingo! Italy 1916 2 Lire [ATTACH] ITALY Victor Emmanuel III (1900-1946) AR 2 Lire (27.1mm, 9.95g, 6h) Dated...

    Italy 1916 2 Lire.jpg Sep 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM
  11. Spark1951 liked The Meat man's post in the thread "Guess the coin" challenge!.

    And @lordmarcovan got it right with his guess of... ANSWER: British India 1862 rupee [ATTACH] BRITISH INDIA Time of Victoria...

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  12. Spark1951 liked KBBPLL's post in the thread AI & Coins: What year is this coin?.

    I ran into this coin while researching something else. Inspired by the previous "ask AI" thread and the discussion about identifying a...

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  13. Spark1951 liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread 1966 Dime - PMD or actual error?.

    Interesting theory. I noticed the obverse nicks you mentioned, but didn't consider that they could be related. However, the rim nicks...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 10:37 AM
  14. Spark1951 replied to the thread 1966 Dime - PMD or actual error?.

    Yes. As noted in an earlier post: any subjection of the reverse to an acidic substance would be post-mint. I mean, the Mint would not...

    Sep 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM