Whatever it was, it looks like it entered the reverse side and moved the metal around to the obverse side of the hole. [Edited to add:...
Looks to me like someone shot it.
Got this today, ND. Thanks! It's a lot smaller than I thought it would be. My wife's response to seeing this was, "due 1867, huh? Somehow I...
You got peanut butter in my chocolate... (Yes, I'm dating myself as a child of the '70s here...)
Well, "Ziggy" was an old nickname going back to my college days which kinda stuck (though I'm not certain I liked the reasons why it stuck, but...
No fair -- 33 years ago, she was only 3! :D
No way. My wife was a history major and a major geek where Tudor England is concerned. If that's ever a Jeopardy category, she'd even lay Ken...
Agreed. Sometimes -- rarely, but occasionally -- a coin *should* be cleaned, though it's usually best to tell people who aren't knowledgeable...
Keeping in mind that it's based on a blurry scan so it's hard to determine the exact level of detail, I'd say it appears to have VF details, but...
Well said. Lincolns are often a "gateway coin" to collect since they can be started very cheaply and at a very young age by just about anyone.
I think I need to move to Michigan and get me a metal detector. Actually, I've recently decided to start a nice collection of two-centers. I...
I don't know that I can answer it, but I'll try. As far as small coppers go, I actually only collect small cents from 1857-1933 -- I don't...
Perfect answer for a Friday night! Where's my beer?
Suffice it to say that it gives a new perspective to "getting Shanghaied"...
"doubled die obverses?" :D
It's not just you. We already have too many presidents on our coins as it is.
Santa Claus is in Shanghai, and he's creating spark erosion counterfeits for all the good little boys and girls!
Tell me about it. Another thing: No one thinks it's strange that someone who says "all sales are final / estate sale / I know nothing about...
And yet people still buy from them.... *sigh* [EDITED TO ADD -- You see 93.5% feedback, with everything kept private (bidders and item numbers...
Not to mention all the scammers who sell fakes. We've seen a few get busted, but others keep going. There's one seller in particular who sells...
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