I have most of the 1804 Half Cent die pairs/die states. Fascinating date!
I was looking at my Newcomb book and it's clearly N4. The N3 and N4 share the same Obverse, but it's the N4 that has the distinctive reverse die...
I wish I could do better, but this isn't a series I know well. However, $55 (shipping included) seemed like a fair price. ...and I apologize for...
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I like the reverse die crack. This is a tough one. I'm not an expert, but my "guess" is that it would get either "VF25" or "VF Details". Those are...
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Who forgets to remove the die cap before switching on the press? How does that conversation go? "...excuse me, Boss. I'm all outta die caps."
Customer service is just a catch phrase at the U.S. Mint.
I would have to agree with some sort of "strike through". It looks like something of significant rigidity fell onto the die. The boundary is...
Based on what I see, I would have to say "No".
From your description and without a picture, I would have to say "No". Edit: There could be some die scratches there, but it's hard to tell....
We had a club when I was a kid in the '60s that used train-flattened cents as Club Currency. All fines and awards were paid with Club Currency.
"Politicians, old buildings, and prostitutes become respectable with age." ...Mark Twain I guess we can add "elongated coins" to that, too. :D
Just a little over a year ago, the night the Nationals clinched the National League Pennant from the Cardinals (as a Cincinnati Reds fan, that was...
See: "Struck through dropped filling" https://conecaonline.org/glossary-of-error-variety-terms/ I suspect these are rare, but don't know if they...
Grease and debris can built up within a device and become quite hard...resulting in missing features on some strikes. Occasionally, the rock-hard...
Beautiful! ...too bad it's not a 1945-P. :D
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You're right...my mistake.
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