Unless you call it out, most people just skim past, vs. zooming in on photos to look for something odd ball.
In order to leave a mark, there HAS to be something behind the coin for the chop to push against. Some of the force is dissipated on the other...
Cool piece. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing.
Nice... very, very nice... But not a candidate for the under $50.00 thread which is more my speed...
Also IIRC #1 is actually #2, the first strike was damaged during minting and discarded.
Also happens in arcades and casinos - any place the coin gets used a lot of times and rolls or drops on it's edge.
Calibrate the scale and/or check several other copper cents.
Another process that causes a similar effect is being sentenced to a term of incarceration in an arcade or casino. People exchange bills for...
CDN is trying to position the blue sheet as buy prices (sight UNseen) and the grey sheet as sell (sight seen). Prices don't change that often in...
http://www.sigmametalytics.com/ But then you would have to follow instructions and use it correctly... Their own video says it's "problematic"...
Look at the leaves and acorns on the reverse (at the top of your photo, bottom of the coin) and see how it's flattened out. It could have been in...
CDN - GreySheet people - have a new collectors price guide
Actually, there's only limited proof it works, but there is evidence it can cause you to lose your sense of smell (Anosmia)...
Of course, if that's the right grave, then why didn't the wife and/or Clara choose to be buried with Papa? What's the rest of the story?
1851-1853 Type 1
I would guess it WAS resubmitted, did not upgrade and was sent to CAC - which agreed with 64, hence the bean.
tl;dr In the future, try and use the occasional line breaks / returns. It makes it more readable. I'd also recommend coming down from your high...
Agreed that there's no such thing as a free lunch. Other thoughts - are members of the store members of ANA, PNG, etc.?
True... there's a couple hits in various searches for what's a pretty unique name. Two people became ANA members, one in 1990, one in 2000. But...
I'm sure it's been reassigned many many times since the.mid 80s. Do you have the same phone numbers from back then?
Separate names with a comma.
