Wait until somebody comes in who knows what they are talking about, but it looks to me that it just has copper platting issues.
I think the OP is asking for a translation of the acronym "smt" rather than an opinion on the coin. Perhaps that is all his two "experts" would...
Good luck with this. I would be very interested to know what works. I suspect nothing chemical will work satisfactorily because the problem is...
Leave it where it is. I love it! In a slab it's just another slabbed error. As is, it is something really special.
It's impossible to say for certain from the pictures, but my best guess is that some foreign substance is stuck to the coin, such as glue or resin.
Emphasis on talented, with lots of training by master engravers. Even engraving US currency requires a ten year apprenticeship, if I remember...
I have long marveled at the fine detail on tiny ancient coins. In an age when the average life expectancy was so much less than today, most...
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The word appears in the King James and some other versions in Mark 12:42 and Luke 21:2. The Greek in both places is lepton (two lepta), and Mark...
The coin arrived today! Thanks again. By the way, just today I discovered another Biblical connection. Herod Antipas had John the Baptist...
Looks like a jewelry job. Perhaps a tie tack or cuff link. Or would that be cuff Lincoln?
Thank you very much for the prize! May God bless you richly!
I think it is a doubled die for sure. The horse head on the reverse seems to be slightly doubled.
Thanks for sharing this coin. I enjoy trying to see the doubling. But even if the slight irregularity at the points of each 9 is doubled die,...
Severous Alexander, you beat me to it only because my phone rang first. Mehmet II. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great observation. I believe it has something to do with who collects what. Most of the ruder comments are often made by or toward people who,...
Entry Post. 1,4,2,3 One of my favorite bills, instead of putting in my two cents worth, I'll put in my three cents worth to this thread.[ATTACH]...
These are all great shields. My only poor example is worn. I have no idea about its ID. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'd agree with 66+, but the marks on the front left leg might make it a 65 in the eyes of some.
Possibly a small die chip?
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