It looks silver, bc of the lighting from the microscope I used to take the pics. In person, it has a slightly dull, grey-ish hue, like normal...
This is what happened. Someone purposely removed some of the copper layer exposing the Zinc layer below. True story. Believe it or not. WELCOME...
Found this a few months ago, and thought everyone would enjoy it: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Although I can happily spend hours, days, weeks, months even - once - two years before discovering the same type in Lindgren, there are some coins...
The missing and weak letters are from a grease or debris filled die.
[IMG] The L in liberty is missing. The E in we is missing. The last A in America looks like it's falling off the word. Anybody have any...
That variety, Cohen 8, always has a "bar" that runs from the "R" in "AMERICA" to the rim. It's an instant diagnostic for the variety. It's almost...
Hey, paddyman98- can you tell me what may have happened to this coin? Pictures are meh, sorry. The quarter appears pitted, it’s very smooth, a...
bicentennial half dollar missing letters in N D and E in independence
The die that makes the coin has a surface opposite (indented) that when they squeeze together, Since the coin has raised letters ( normally),...
Hey all, New find. This is a 2003 Denver Nickel. I noticed there are words missing, in different light you can see the hint of the print that...
After you got it downloaded in your device click the middle one and upload it from there... [ATTACH]
First thing you need to do is start a brand new thread separate from this one. Look for the upload a file button. Choose large picture then...
How do you post a coin. On here. I got a 68s penny 2 toned color on the back and it missing letters on one cent. Gots c t
Some of this is from my own as-yet unpublished research so might be controversial to some extent but the gist of it is that there are actually two...
In this post @Sulla80 mentions "Chalcis by Belus, in Syria near Beroea" https://www.cointalk.com/threads/seleucids-elephants.409191/ Pliny the...
Found this on David Lawrence and loved the reverse with all the missing letters. Assume it’s from grease filled dies. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thank you very much for this, much appreciated.
It looks to be Edward Confessor Pointed Helmet type (1053-6), moneyer Godwine - with all letters on flan. The mint name is on the missing half....
I believe it is PAT I found 3 similar examples on line. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is a Kennedy Half from my collection. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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