Neat coin. I would love to see it's mate. It looks like, to me, it would be rather mangled. I have seen a single in collar partial brockage...
This looks like it could well be a precursor to one of the quarter cuds that cover the date. A quick look at the cuds-on-coins site, didn't give...
They are both, unequivocally, as stated. The cent is underweight, as it should be and is a classic strike elliptical clip. The quarter was...
Since the US Mint has outsourced their planchets, they have become increasingly scarce. They were always somewhat difficult to find and those with...
I was scanning a couple of coins over the weekend and thought it might be worthwhile to show examples of both types of elliptical clips. There...
I had planned to go tomorrow, but now I'm wondering if this mess makes accessing the show difficult, if not impossible. I could care less about...
I drove 40 miles this morning to go to the show. Had I known, I wouldn't have driven 4 miles. A total waste of time, gas and a $13 parking fee.
Actually this is a magicians coin, but probably not part of a set. She'll coins like this comes in two flavors. The more expensive kind are paired...
Amen! If I pay .01 for an item and $100.00 for postage, my only concern is whether I got a decent deal for &100.01. Why should any buyer care...
Actually, the flattening on the dime, across from the clip, is what you are looking for. As far as I can tell, these are both real.
I think the cuds-on-coins site uses a very workable definition for a retained cud: "So, we use the simplest form of what a retained cud is; a die...
Mike, please educate us here. If I may borrow from http://www.error-ref.com When a planchet is poorly centered and then struck out of collar, it...
I can't believe this coin has seen enough circulation to wear off the reading. I think it is just a slight off center (5/10%), obviously out of...
Chris, I think the general consensus is that these are from a wire brush used for cleaning.
Here's a pretty nice example. (Unfortunately, my pictures are a little rough). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ran across this Roosevelt dime the other day: [ATTACH] Not an easy coin to photograph. Interestingly, the straight line on the left side just...
I have to disagree on 2 counts: 1. It matters when you are trying to put together a collection. 2. If you are purchasing as an investment (and I...
That's bizarre - a "Mint State" sanding disk!
Not expensive at all. I think the last one on Heritage sold for about $125 I believe. I believe I bought this on eBay for roughly $100 -...
We all probably have certain coins that we think are rarer than the market would indicate. To start the conversation I offer the following dime...
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