Wondered about that. Noticed Liberty's hair was pretty smushy. Still wouldn't have gone much over 25 in my estimation, though. I'm utterly...
Wow, wow, wow.
There's plain ol' junk, and then there's ... junque. The latter can be quite fun. ;)
Not an ancient, but fun... "Weird Wellington & The Penguin Lady": bizarre folk art carving on 1811-13 Canadian "Marshal Wellington" halfpenny...
Oh, I just noticed this is a @CircCam post. Small wonder it's a coin with eye appeal far exceeding the grade. ;)
I'm on the fence between VF20 and -25, but voted 20 to err on the side of conservatism. Regardless of the technical grade, the toning makes that...
The grinding pattern is pretty wild looking.
Great avatar!
Dueling scar. ;)
While the coin in the OP was deliberately damaged, it doesn't seem to have been a specific attack on the portrait of Faustina, as mentioned , so...
Wow. "NEW ORK". No trace at all of the missing "Y". Reminds me of a certain loveable 1970s TV alien played by Robin Williams in his breakout...
I just gave a set of six mint postcards from that celebration to @Aethelred. Sadly, I did not get a chance to image them, or I'd post them here....
No, it is a ground-down zinc cent. Heavily damaged and not an error.
@Collect89 - your prize is a choice of any item from my Pick Bin list. (Allow that link a few moments to load.) Let me know what catches your...
The graphics and GIFs for these contests are awesome. :)
Love seeing the field shot! Keep it beepin'!
British or Australian large penny. As @PaddyB mentioned, it is too large to be a halfpenny. Since both say ONE PENNY on the reverse, why is...
Man, that's gotta be the squishiest strike I've seen on a Mint State 20th century coin.
Yep. That's a woody.
This.
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