1660 - 1670, have fun folks
I see circulation wear and damage, nothing else, sorry
And, as said before, "doubling" on both sides of a device is normally your first clue to MD or die deterioration.
Mintmark style of the 1946S ball seriff, with flat spot on lower ball, looks like this...
For those unfamiliar with Larins, they were created as hairpins or fish hook styles by bending over silver wire and stamped with a design
That is what the design was supposed to look like [IMG]
Time for a new decade. 1650 - 1660
It is a common area of strike weakness because of the relief height of the lower obverse portrait. Could also be struck through grease/debris
Don't have any to share, but I am looking forward to seeing more here. Those you have shown are great.
A not too careful person doing the packaging. My Father in Law had a quarter in a 1973 set with a large thumbprint on it
Even though the alloy is 8.9% silver and 1.1% copper, that sure does look like bronze disease.
I don't think anyone is construing its use at that period of time as positive. Rather, pointing out that an image with millennia of history and...
The swastika motif is found in some traditional Native American art and iconography. Historically, the design has been found in excavations of...
For thousands of years, in other eastern religions (Hinduism, Buddhism etc) as well as some African and American cultures, the swastika (clockwise...
As you probably know Rob, like many of us with ancient bronzes, a bath in distilled water and gently remove the powdery stuff then a long, long...
1640 - 1650 now
Nice to see one with the helmet still nicely detailed
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