I had a few further thoughts after posting the above - my coin shows a repaired linear circle. If you take the bottom line to be the original,...
Your coin appears to be a lot more worn than the one from Aboutfarthings. Wear will also blend the detail together. This is the first one I...
It looks normal to me. Just a few recut letters & die repairs which were incredibly common at the time. I wouldn't get too hung up over it. :)
The 1960 is a beauty for about $2. :) You gave me a nudge at just the right time.
I blame you for this. ;) [ATTACH]
What Paddy said. That 1944 is a great buy for $4. :)
This is the only one I have, details graded for verdigris. [ATTACH] I think there are a couple of negligible spots behind Britannia's plume. I...
Repunched date? I don't see it. Maybe a hint of a recut 1 but not what I'd call a repunched date: [ATTACH]
I have the half, but the wood effect was better on the 1. :) What's RPD? [ATTACH]
I've got a couple like that. :) [ATTACH]
Couple of crackers there Paddy. :)
Ok, I agree. Let's blame Canada. :woot: Thank you for a better understanding. :)
Then I don't get it. There isn't any need for a coin that's not quite a proof but a bit better than BU unless it's to sell to collectors for...
Thanks. :) Given that, then to me it's still all about marketing. The first paragraph describes modern coins made for collectors. Those are all...
You seem to contradict yourself, unless I've misunderstood: Freshly prepared obverse and reverse dies? Mirrored surfaces and frosted devices?...
Here are my thoughts: "Proof-like" is a completely made up term used by sellers to extract more from the pockets of buyers: "Ooh, look, it's a...
You're not looking at the re-use of a hundred-year-old die. If I understand it correctly the die would have been made with just the first two date...
I thought you were supposed to buy the coin, not the plastic? :)
Rough but rare. Freeman 264. [ATTACH]
Someone's got to be the pedant...judging by the chelae this is a representation of Pandinus imperator. They don't live in Bir Tawil, they're a...
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