These blues are "Simply Irresistible".
This begs the question...Is a set complete without the two positions? Or does it even matter when you cannot see them once in a folder or album.
Mostly all, if not all the doubling was on the bridge of the nose on these. There was also a lot of cracks coming from the foot of the climber to...
Certain years cents have fared better in quality than others. Almost always you will find Denver cents to be of a higher quality than Philly...
My birth year so it had to be a good year.
Cliff Mishler has been collecting this type of exonumia his entire life so one mans junk must surely be another's treasure.
Yep, my goof. I thought the Op's cent was a 1983.
Being only the 2nd year of zinc cents, this year was particularly hard to find in decent condition, even in solid date rolls. The Mint was still...
Did I miss April 1st? :D
Partially retained fold over lamination. Nice error but no to having it slabbed unless you do so for verification and your own enjoyment. Perhaps...
They're keeping it simple for the most part. Maybe a good thing. Maybe they don't argue about designs as much as we do about ours. A lot easier...
Well done and congrats.
There would be nothing to show on the rest of the coin that would help in this case. The doubling has been shown where it exists. This variety can...
Yes, I think of him often and his many contributions to the hobby. He is a good man and Parkinson's can tear you apart. He has updated his...
Nice find. 2014 & 2015 were great for these types. I recently found a 2020 but have not taken the time to attribute it yet.
I will admit up front that I am ignorant of this coins history but could it have been struck over another similar sized coin or same coin of...
As said above and from a very worn die as evidenced by the orange peel effect.
I guess the only way to tell is with some other coins that are the same or use a micrometer. It may have been part of the design intentionally....
I should label this with a disclaimer though, if that's the proper term. These sets at this price are from big box ads like L&C, Coast Coins,...
Most of the ads I have seen are usually the same-$199.00 complete, in B.U. & Proof, in a Dansco album. That may change though simply due to the...
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