I think the lines are from a fresh polishing of the dies and come with the strike. The lines are all on the high surfaces of the die and they all...
That stuff does amazing things
1864 bronze no L $19 and change. This Au cent suffers from struck through grease with weakness at the corresponding Obv. and Rev. positions. I...
Looks like a NYC borough accent quater to me
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That coin was forgotten for years in the Whitman album that I put pennies into as a kid. My Aunt gave me the folder for my birthday. My dad had a...
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That's quite the die clash
They aren't uncommon as a whole as ten of the fifteen known 1839 varieties are Booby Heads, the common varieties for the 1839 Booby Head include...
I checked eBay listings out and there is only one attributed 1839 N-5 listed and none in the sold archives. There could be some unattributed...
I sure will, it was listed as VF and I see AU written all over it other than the unfortunate hit on the Rev. I paid as much for the substantially...
Sellers pics: 1839 "Booby Head" 35 Euro = $38.80 + $6.00 shipping Just pulled the trigger. Only thing about over seas purchase is the wait [ATTACH]
Probably a lamination error of the planchet, pretty tough to tell from these pics.
Picked 1858 SL FEC S-10 Doubled S&S DDR Snows description does not mention the doubling in the date (MD?) or the crack through OF[ATTACH]...
Does it glow in the dark?
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