I would not bother with the stains. If you can afford to keep it, keep it.
If you are intrigued by paper money serial numbers, scrape together $100 and buy a strap (100 notes) of singles from your local bank. Search...
That 4 looks like a combination of it took a hit die crack. Taking a hit probably altered the angle.
So is the OP's coin a vise job?
I agree with Fred. Like that makes a difference!
Why is this in the almost paper money thread?
I have this one laying around. I know it isn't worth squat but I just can't put it back into circulation. [ATTACH]
Looks like the strike did not fill the die. Why? I don't know, because the rest of the coin looks well struck. The cheek looks like the planchet...
In some societies 8 is considered a lucky number. The more 8's the more luck!
Sure looks like a cutting error to me. If it is a misaligned face printing, only the front (face) would be off center. However the back is also...
I have been using Doelger's Gallery of Coins in Warren, NJ for the past 30 years. Pete (the owner) has been a strait shooter and always ready to...
I thought that a clash only showed up in the fields. Why would it show up on the wing?
If cost of goods and interest rates return to pre-Covid levels is that really inflation? Or just a pot hole in the road?
I have about 20 of these (and one fake). They are all from difetent casinos. I buy them when the price is right. Nice to look at and show people,...
The BEP goofed and allowed the same serial numbers to be used at the DC facility and the Fort Worth facility. The only difference between the...
Could this have been forced into one of those lucky keychain souvenirs?
Always glad to see a nice looking star note!
A ladder note with a few rungs missing.
Being a moderator is a good thing???
This gender neutral deck is no good if you play a game where one eyed jacks are wild!
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