I think he started with nickels as a test run. I believe he eventually was going to fake larger denominations made with silver, but used nickel...
As for the similar diagnostic blunder to the Henning Nickel, while Piacentile's 1964 cent mistakenly lacked a roatated in collar double strike,...
What is Reed and Sparkles the Unicorn?
In the mid-1960s, NY City native Victor Piacentile (a.k.a. Victor Pease) approached William Sheiner, the owner of Bronx Coins, to help him market...
Nice one!
My overall goal is to have a very nice educational exhibit somewhere at a national show
It could also be improperly annealaed. They look similar [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These are amazing. So glad I was able to get a pair with so much design on both dies, including a full date and...
Before they are struck, planchets are annealed, which means they are heated. Except for cents, they are annealed to soften them a little bit yet...
I think because their reputation has vastly improved in the last couple years, combined with an explosive interest in error coins, I think they're...
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