All of the silver I have found detecting in my area has also been very bright, I have often wondered if acidic soil almost acted as a "dip".
No, not a real coin, some sort of poor copy. The detail is very crude and amateurish compared to the real thing.
What makes you think it is a proof? More likely just a high grade uncirculated.
OK, got it. There are 104 variations of Martin's obverse 4. The coin in question is obverse 4.1, it is also a later die state, identifiable by...
No, no halfpennies in Syd's book like this either. There may be a match for the obverse however. There are a LOT of different obverses, if I get...
I've got the book and there is nothing like it in there, very curious. I think I would try to get a photo of it to Syd Martin, the author of the...
It looks to me like there is just some damage at the 9.
Yeah, I agree with the environmental damage. Metal detected clad coins often look like that.
Trading a Nintendo DS lite for them, you definitely got a bad deal. Expensive lesson, but it is always best to research first. They are an...
This one appears to be one of the 20th century "souvenir" replicas.
That is part of it, along with the "mushy" lettering and devices, and the seam around the edge, these are indicative of a cast copy not a struck...
It is a replica no question, probably made before they were required to be marked. I remember buying them when I was a kid as souvenirs at...
Well the New Jersey is a Maris 6-D which is a common variety.
It looks to me like an early 19th century George III halfpenny or penny depending on the size.
A little time spent identifying it to variety would be well spent. Some varieties are quite rare. There are in the neighborhood of 350 varieties...
It may be but as Lost Dutchman said it is not uncommon. Some issues are actually harder to find without mint problems. While it doesn't add any...
British copper, both genuine and counterfeit was definitely the most common. Spanish silver from Mexico and South America was the most common...
Probably the most common circulating coins were Spanish Silver and British halfpennies and farthings, both genuine and counterfeit. You could...
I agree on the Mosin-Nagant, it should be one but it is not. As stated the butt is shaped wrong, no full stock, triggerguard shaped wrong, no...
There are tons of plated ones out there, try a magnet and see if it sticks.
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