The surface looks soft, as if it has been in an acidic environment, such as the ground. This would leach some of the metal from the surface...
My rough and worn examples are what I can afford, but I really like them for their history. Even the wear means they were used by real people in...
I'd say it was a vice job, done with a vise, or perhaps some one could devise a way to do it with a different device.
Perhaps this is why said collector chose to remain anonymous. Some were wondering about this on another thread.
[ATTACH] Not printed by Franklin (he sold his share of the business to Sellers) but said to be designed by Franklin. Sorry about showing only one...
I really don't want them to change these designs because I am afraid of what they would change them to. They don't have much of a track record of...
As mentioned above, anything you use to scrape or dig can scratch if only because of the material you are trying to remove. After a long soak in...
I think, just theory, the reason "experts" get this wrong is that when you look at the coins the striations appear to radiate outward. It is an...
Not to mention, comparing which shoes? Are we comparing a $10 pair from Walmart or a $1500+ pair of big name shoes? I find it fascinating that...
Entry Post. I think I'd spend the extra and go for the Hawaiian Dime. I owned one back in the 1960s, but sold it when I was in college. I have...
"Probably" is correct. "Necessarily" would certainly not be correct. Just two of several personal examples: I once found a coin worth hundreds...
I believe the 100 Trillion notes were real and actually issued, but worthless. I have one that I used in my economics classes to illustrate...
Welcome to CT! I worked in a bank off and on from around 1961-70. The first few years of this as a kid wrapping coins for them after school, so...
Welcome to CT. In my experience, such minor ink irregularity is more common than a perfect bill would be. It is normally more noticeable on a nice...
Looks like it might be from being walked on at a sandy beach.
Looks more like a shrimp to me. Odd place for shrimp, however.
Great find!
I'd stick it away as a curiosity, but I wouldn't expect anyone to pay me more than 25¢ for it. I have seen some rather awesome die clashes that...
It clearly is the packaging machinery that damaged it, both front and back. But I don't think it was merely misaligned in the package when it was...
Does the OP's coin have added value or not? People will buy what they like, and pay what they want to. What to me has no added value, to someone...
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