More than a curio...provenance......
Don't feel bad...happens to me every time...like that 72 ddo...keep searching...
There is lot of stuff to know about coins and I thank you for sharing....
What's that lurking behind the 8..also higher, looks some sort of "debris" might be retained......
Die deterioration and pmd...
Zinc beginning to show....
You can see roller marks going through IN GOD WE TRUST, sure that contributes to base of L missing...
It is also called an odometer...but I think your ruler should be lifted to the bottom of L71...
Anyone take notice of the lettering in E PLURIBUS UNUM... I can see the contrarian view, but there is a higher probability of feeder finger...
I'll wait for old Hoopster to score...
Amazing....
Lawtoad, great research....museum of science and industry in Chicago had a machine that would punch these out on site...senior memory moment....
Well designed coin... very classic in style....thought it was a medal at first..66
Worth the cost to have her complexion touched up, restored?...since you plan to keep it for a while...
Banana peel on his lapel, top of 1 looks nicked, lots of wear also....
No FG initials...souvenir, promotion item intentionally made this way to avoid any liabilities...such as counterfeiting....
Is it "soft" and pliable as in semi-hardened tar or gum? ...crud as cited above, not a die chip...what's your hesitation...
Does this continue to the obverse...?
One of the you tube "diagnostics" is to look at the tightness of the upper portion of the 9...if the end points to the east, it is a small date;...
I like the way you responded!
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