I’m with verdicare and stabilize the coins.
You got me thinking: I found a gold toned specimen roll searching and it appeared gold and dull. I’ll have to dig it out now for a ‘pimple’ check.
Some say…super silly
Dryer damage is my guess. It tumbled for a bit to flatten devices and wear down the surface.
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I echo Ed’s assessment and comments. Having a full photo lends to a better assessment.
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Fun finding a series starter!
I was pretty excited when I found my Henning nickel.
Sorry about that and a very good point. Always a better idea to put an extra line in to explain something especially where someone new finds a...
I agree. When I saw the irregular surface, I was thinking a rusty die face with pits. Fred’s comment struck me as a possibility so I took a...
1926 D and 1928 S have a two feather variety. Your specimen is without a Denver or San Francisco mint mark.
I notice 2-feather variety - not sure if that’s true for either date off the top of my head. But grainy condition and 2-feathers might further...
I don’t think so. It looks like ODV-07 rather than ODV-05.
I’ve actually been getting unc 2022 cents lately. Maybe 5 2024 cents and a few dimes and nickels. Quarters perhaps the most common but under a...
Not with grease. In fact, the defined rim indicates that this is a grease error rather than a weak strike. A poorly defined rim and devices...
I didn’t read to the end, but I am with the ‘plated’ members. A spectrometer would bear this out, but the visual evidence supports the diagnosis....
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Early case of hydrozincite.
In change? CRH? Or, just because? Curious mind wants to know. :)
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