Rusted or pitted die sounds about right. I say take the time to find another, personally, this would be too distracting for me.
I love the look of these. Much less busy obverse. Yours is great, lovely circcam look, and absolutely a repunched mintmark!
It has the woodgrain look, for sure. I personally believe it is roller marks, but that is a topic for the future ;) Keep looking, @PamR
Leave it soaking in acetone (nail polish remover, I use Walmart / dollar tree brand which has NO ADDITIVES) Nah, if you ask me, I think all wheat...
Very well said.
There are no rules! Ultimately we collect for ourselves, and no two collections can be the exact same. So do it your way! Some rulers are much...
it is damaged. The copper coins darken over time. It is easy to tell this did not happen when the coin was produced as the area in question would...
I have a map, but it doesn't have the same level of specificity as yours. My ancient mints include Rome Ticinum Arelate Cyzicus Antioch Siscia...
That is the first place I look, as well. Jim said it well, I think I definitely see signs of tooling. In theory, this tooling if left undetected...
It sure looks like a clip to me.
Not just wire, but braided copper wire. Incredibly interesting piece, @Insider. Please share, what do you know about this piece? The style...
This is not a wrong planchet error. If it was, the only other planchet that it could possibly be would be a dime planchet. In that case, it would...
Please share images of these basement slabs - I myself would be very intrigued to see them. I've thought of doing my own little series of...
I searched 'fake' and selected only posts you left replies on.
Could it be this one? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/dont-be-tempted-by-this-one.309581/
I thought the same.
Very good price.
Is it like this one courtesy of eBay?...
I wouldn’t want to pay more than $35.
I have my type set in a digital album. Haven’t updated it in some time though, and some of the coins have probably changed hands multiple times since.
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