@Keith Iwan Bowles enough nonsense. If you really think you have the 4th known 1936 dot, its time to quit screwing around on here and do...
@Rick Stachowski is a very knowledgeable error/variety specialist. The coin he posted is not environmental damage, it is a true missing clad...
IMO, I think it's important that new collectors learn the accepted terminology of the hobby. i know it can sound a little pedantic, but it's how...
Not exact, but here's what I do. Look up or measure the regular diameter of the coin. Let's call it d1. Then measure the distance along the...
From 1859 - mid 1864. Indian cents were made from 88% copper and 12% nickel (same as the flying eagle) and weighed 4.67 gms. The are often called...
@-jeffB the authors of the Stony Brook Univ paper are only proposing a mechanism. What we do know from their paper is that in the presence of...
The reason the vast majority of newer members are told their coins are not errors, is because they aren't errors. There are lots and lots of...
Wow, I have no idea how I could send something without a typo. In any case, I'd like to thank @Penny Luster for her generosity in providing the...
No split serifs (notching). You can read about on Deckers site https://www.doubleddie.com/58222.html There are lots and lots of deteriorated...
Great looking coin
Just a lot of circulation wear.
Entry post Coin #16 Coins of this type were legal currency in the US until 1857. I wonder if this coin was ever used on US soil?
The TPG Apologist is at it again. It always seems that whenever any aspect of a certain grading company gets a negative post, you're right there...
Don't worry, nobody is making fun of you. Just the "lowball craze". Just to be clear, I don't have an issue with what people collect. I've...
@-jeffB Here's an opportunity. You should start the Certification Reassessment Assignment Program (CRAP) for coins that are on the low end of...
There are all kinds of media that can be used. You can get everything from ground corncobs, to sodium bicarbonate (also good for heartburn...
@LCober The mint stopped using the S mm in 1955 and didn't begin again until 1968. Something to keep in mind
There is subset of the TPG Registry Sets that try for the lowest certified coins. I'm sure that coin will be headed to PCGS in the hopes of...
Not in the drum with the clothes, between the rotating inner drum and stationary outer drum. Happens a lot in commercial dryers. The coin is...
Wexler provides an explanation of how a doubled die can occur during the single press method in the following link. Its toward the middle...
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