It definitely looks "off".
Interesting bit of Napoleonic history there.
Hadrian! [ATTACH] Next: bearded emperor other than Hadrian.
Philip the Arab. [ATTACH] Next: Virtus
Because it turned brownish, I guess.
Another from the Year of Five Emperors (the easiest one- I also had Clodius Albinus but have no pics of that). Gotta go with Septimius Severus....
As mentioned, this is merely environmental damage. The nickel is discolored, that's all. And also as mentioned, coins are struck, not "printed"....
I too once owned a holey example. Cool piece, Weaselbritches!
LordM Giveaway #102 (pick your prize) Contest status: CLOSED Drawing: (@mrweaseluv won) Shipping status: (belatedly) shipped 15 November 2023...
An 1893 Columbian Exposition commemorative, a 1943 Walking Liberty, and a 1962-D Franklin. This trio of silver halves will be one of the prize...
I did the drawing an hour and a half early because I'll be busy on October 1st. Our lucky number was #53. [ATTACH] Post #53 was by me, for...
Next, the drawing for everybody, both "haves" and "have nots"... Our lucky number was ... #46. [ATTACH] Post #46 was by... @mrbadexample !...
First, the drawing for the "have nots"- the folks who have never owned a gold coin before. I kept pulling random numbers until the first such...
Though there's still nearly two hours left in September, I'm gonna do the drawings about two hours early. I don't think we'd have gotten any...
My spell check also changes “gold” to “good” sometimes, but since gold IS good, it’s not entirely wrong there.
Mine does the same.
Valerian I [IMG] Valerian II [IMG] Next up: you choose
Last call for entries! Time for the drawing soon!
Last call for entries! Time for the drawings soon!
Love the reverse on that one!
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