And a perfect 6:00 off center! (Or at least 6:32)
For a second, I thought all 3 were actually mated trios
As a history teacher, it troubles me that even Founding Father Thomas Jefferson has gone so far to the left. #HimToo [ATTACH] ...and I guess...
I hope Mrs. Jefferson doesn't find out that Tommy has two dates at once! A beauty for this error type. Almost a full 180 degree spin! Enjoy!...
Agreed. Don't turn your Jekyls into Hydes.
I picked these Clad layers up a while ago, but I noticed after I took photographs with a high definition macro lens that these two coins had PVC...
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I remember that. It was "planman20" who scammed some people on here.( the guy who said he had error coins he was selling for a friend, people gave...
Well, she better like coins. I am lucky my wife is understanding. And she knew about annealing and what collars are used for as she used to work...
No sure, but it is true for coins over several decades. Even many nickels on cent planchets are blanks
I wonder why Lincoln cents on the proper metal and denomination are super scarce on blanks, yet many cents struck on the wrong denomination's...
I am not so sure that is struck on a blank
Sure. You mentioned a nice trick is to look at the reeding on dimes, quarters, half-dollars, SBAs, and Eisenhower dollars as evidence if they are...
What is the trick for imprperly annealed nickels that have no reeding applied in the striking chamber besides having Mint luster?
Actually, it is possible that a clad layer like this could have been under another planchet and was hit with the reverse die only.
I believe your 1961 actually could be. It still has a degree of Mint luster which it needs to have, and the darker tone is uniform throughout. I...
Well, I don't think it is possible to have only one side broadstruck. But it is very, very rare to have a coin struck on a blank that somehow...
I totally get the bickering with two people who feel they are each right. It gets bizarre when one is disputing a provable fact rather than an...
I gots myself one of them there ghost 4s [ATTACH]
Well, to update you, it appears this IS struck on a type 1 blank - no rim. Personally, this is a superb and incredibly rare find. Cents struck...
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