I assume this wasn't intentional.[ATTACH]
There are 15 vintage 1804 dollars and literally MILLIONS of modern copies. The Chinese are not only producing fake collector-coins, they are also...
The PCGS website shows pix of four 1846 HalfDimes they have certified. All of those have a crosslet 4. See...
WOW! Now THAT's a roll-searcher's find! CONGRATULATIONS!
No, that's just damage. Here are a few ACTUAL lamination errors.[/ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
NOT a clip! These are wonderful examples of a grossly impure ingot, rolled out to a strip with voids, then normally punched into planchets for...
WOW! An 1800-year-old Lincoln cent!
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I have loved US large cents for over 60 years. I once had a run of 63 1794's, but the only one I still have is the one pictured here -- a Sheldon 30.
Your 1794 cent is a Sheldon-63, the "fallen 4" variety, though I prefer to call it the "Hiccouph 9". If you like US large cents, check out EACS.ORG .
Scratched-up and mutilated common 1836 US cent.
Looks to me to be a lamination with dirt or corrosion under it.
These obviously came from the Federal Reserve storage in Atlanta, delivered thru the First National Bank of Atlanta in/around 1960. Blaise...
NOT a crack in the die that struck this coin-blank, but a crack in the coin that was struck. A die crack shows as a raised line on the coin, or...
In years gone by, BU meant "Brilliant Uncirculated", which tries to describe a coin as what it is "NOT". Even more ridiculous is "AU" (for "About...
Here is the PCGS image of the 1916 double-date nickel. The most obvious thing to look for is at the '6' -- always quite clear.
OK, so what does QT mran?
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