Looks like some creative etching with acid, to expose the zinc core underneath. Unless it's just paint.
Congrats! These days, that's quite an accomplishment. I had 'em all in 63 back in the early days of the Registry, when bullion was dirt cheap....
That's some pretty skilled polishing to give such a prooflike appearance without dulling the surfaces and leaving a bunch of hairlines. Some of...
I'm afraid that's a rim bruise and not a clipped planchet, but otherwise, the coin is not bad. These got heavily circulated and are often found...
Neat radial flow lines. Yep, that die struck its fair share of dimes, for sure.
Precisely what I was about to say.
Yikes! This IS an oldie! One of my earlier posts here, while transitioning over from the Collectors Universe forums. "Box of 20"! Ha! That...
Aha. The somewhat mismatched toning on obverse versus reverse would bug me a little- but only a little. This coin is still not quite my cuppa...
PS- @Ryro- the GIFS are great. They really help show the portal concavity.
Oh, yesss! Diggin' the ketos coolness! Here's one I had a few years ago. One day I'd like to find a slightly better example of this crabby/ketos...
Looks like there's some hints of color there. Not bad. Where's the reverse? Have yet to see that.
Mexican off-center errors from the 1980s are pretty common, but that doesn't mean they're not desirable. Both relatively inexpensive coins, but neat.
I neither love nor hate it. It's a "meh" for me.
Well, it's a nice looking (if normal) 1969-S cent.
Dark, but sharp. I like it too.
Hi, @Chuck_A! Don't forget your prize preference list! ;)
Cool contest as usual, @nencoin. I'll put a CLOSED tag in the title, since it seems you have a winner, but will wait a while before locking it up...
One of my favorite cult classics from the 1980's! :hilarious: Beware of Johnny, the newspaper boy from Hell! :nailbiting: You'd better get him...
Here's what's still pending as of 10/26. (Whoops- I originally tagged @MontCollector here, because I overlooked his notice of receipt in the...
Thanks, y'all. With dozens of private messages in my inbox, and one of them being that big group conversation, I sometimes overlook updates sent...
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