Depending on year/denomination/demand they are priced. [IMG]
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You might check ebay? http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=1961+1+franc&_sacat=See-All-Categories Seems like they...
The reverse is correct for the 1916 & 1917 type 1. So it can't be altered from a different year. [img]
The 1/2 cent pieces were issuded because the postage then was one cent for letters, and 1/2 cent for a postcards. so the need for change. Probably...
Some shillings are silver. I don't know if this is the case or not? I don't have this information at hand.
This works on white coins. It a coin is tarnished it may not show the difference in color whether it is silver or not.
I was at one time was considering one of the coin coins. But someone mentioned the devices soon wear off of them. So I'm not going that direction...
Same coin. The dot is under the U in TRUST.
The 1943 steel cents were coated with zinc. The coin is too shiny to be a BU example. They should look like this: [img]
It is grease filled example. Note the rim has no making on it next to where the 4 should be. It would be impossible to remove the 4 without...
Machine doubling can be selective. It can affect one letter/area/side or just the mint mark. It just depends on how the twist/movment of the dies...
I save AU coins to re-search for something new in varieties or to give to a new collector starting out.
Sweet coin robbudo!
VF-35 from what I can see.
Struck through error. Grease on the die. Prevents from forming devices that are filled during the strike. Common.
Keep in mind on a doubled die the devices will be larger than normal compared with another coin. [img] Machine doubling will just be damaged...
Machine doubling takes many forms. Depending on how the machine creates it. Here is an example of how machine doubling can vary from strike to...
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