Nice image Badthad. Where did you get it? LOL
I've seen an image of this done to a silver quarter: [IMG]
here is what to look for on the 1988 cents: [img] Note the top of the G. That is the determining thing. Short upper loop or the even with the east...
No, I didn't make the coin rings. I save images that look educational and save these for use on forums. They teach better than trying to explain...
The ones in the top box. No spooning, just how it's done is something most are not sharing. I know they drill a hole in the center (looking like a...
Coin rings are neat looking. There are different ways to make them. But spooning would be my last choice. [img]
Looks normal for a die that is advancing in age.
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The reverses also help to identify 1917 type 1 & 2. [img]
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1916_quarter_heritage_obv.jpg http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1916_quarter_heritage_rev.jpg
There are some that are worth keeping and others worth spending. Here are a few examples of what to watch for: The first one is a borderline one,...
I have never submitted a coin fro grading and would not pay anything above what the coin retails at. If they are high dollar coins, I pass.
Or heated.
Sorry I was looking in the wrong place. I was referring to the die scratch through FIVE. I think I see what your looking at? SE of the lower...
The reverse looks like a die scratch. You can see where it starts on the center bar of the F on FIVE and continues above the mint mark.
Likely a coin wrapper damaged it. It was probably the outside coin on the roll. looks like a circulation coin that rounded the devices over. I...
A variety can happen if the die was a variety and off center. But the catch is: Who would want both on the same coin. Usually variety collectors...
The mint marks were hand punched into the dies through 1989. So there is no normal location. They happen in various areas on that quadrant of the...
1907 http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1907_Filipinas_Peso.jpg
It's not the biggie. The EPU isn't doubled like the biggie. http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1983P-1DR-001.jpg
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