That reminds me of Takeshi's Castle... [MEDIA]
When I first saw Mark Balelo on Storage Wars, I called him "Mark Pendejo"...he seemed like he didn't have a clue what he was doing.
I'm not a fan of the grainy laser frosting on Proofs post 2006.
Wow...I didn't know about that. Sad.
Brandi's available?! :woot:
I worry when more people get involved in my business. It never ends well.
I watched the Curse of Oak Island, but got tired of them never finding anything. I'm addicted to Storage Wars! I love watching morons argue.
Why do you think your coins were stamped like that? Do you think the stamp used was made for stamping coins (e.g. advertisements)? (Someone...
I was wondering if this might be "standards" verification mark (like Chop Marks)...or some sort of private "anti-theft" protection. The more I...
I haven't...but I haven't been looking.
Technically, I don't think "cracked die" coins are classified as a "Mint Error". Many coins over the years have been intentionally struck on...
I would say... 1. Slightly off-center strike. 2. Machine doubling (MD).
Are you talking about two coins of different Date/MM? Not all Jeffies are created equal.
Without better pics, I'm leaning toward "Die Crack", but it's not where die cracks normally appear.
I was adding that to my comment as you were posting!
It would be interesting to know if the planchet is silver or clad. From the dark color and the hint of copper on the reverse edge near the torch,...
Interesting question...when I was young (when coins >5¢ were still struck on 90% silver planchets), my Father taught me that the goal of coin...
That's the type of clips my "triple clip" cent had. I'm trying to imagine how a straight clip is even possible...given that the thing making the...
I have the 1938-1942 sets in their original boxes. I wrap the coins in aluminum foil to prevent any reactive chemicals from reaching the coins....
I thought N-14 used Reverse "M".
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