Here is an article about magnetic attraction. Collectors’ Clearinghouse: Errors & Varieties: Weak attraction to magnet often spells trouble for...
A dime planchet is not copper colored or ferromagnetic.
Nice color and detail.
Small anomalies like that don't add to the value on early copper. There were a lot of planchet issues, so it is actually tougher to find coins...
This is the one I just bought, well worn but nice color and surfaces.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
There are a few ANS videos on the St. Patrick coinage on youtube. They are from the 2006 Coinage of the Americas conference so not exactly new...
@MIGuy you sir are a bad influence! I just went and bought one of the large size St. Pats that I had on my ebay watch list for some time!...
Yep, they were the only ones actually produced by the state, not on contract. The cost problem sounds like today!
I love the design on the Massachusetts half cents and cents. They were the first coins to actually have the cent designation.
Sorry, double post!
Posts on coins like this are too few, as opposed to the usual Morgan dollars or 1982 D small and large date cents, no offense to collectors of...
OK, I believe I have it, wow these are tough, there are a lot of different varieties of these! I come up with 1b.8 obverse [kneeling king side]...
I really like these, but have a grand total of one! I'd like to get one of the larger, or "halfpenny" size. They are called farthing and...
I've got three of these, and have considered doing the set. None of mine are as nice as this one of yours though!
Definitely not a huge success!
I watch him too, I always recommend him to people who want to watch you tube videos on coins.
Very nice coins here! I have one Nova Eborac and it is pretty "humble"!
So many intriguing stories with these coins! I got my first state copper around 50 years ago and they still fascinate me!
That is exactly how acid affects coins, the high points and low points are eroded equally and they retain the details. Do a search on this forum...
No, the zinc one is very common. The only rare one is the 1982 D small date copper.
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