Yes, I think you need to recheck. No 1941 nickel should have a mintmark above the dome. 1942 coins have it both ways- the regular copper-nickel...
I happen to keep mine in plastic sarcophagi for reasons of personal choice, but yeah, they look great "nekkid", too. :) (And Mary Beard's quote...
These are cool.
I once read a really staggering statistic somewhere that maybe something like half (or even more) of the Civil War artifacts on the collector's...
That would've been fine to change the theme to suns if you had posted a lion first, since lion was the theme in play when you posted. But eh, so...
@Rayjen- may I suggest you post your "mysterious penny" in its own thread, with pictures, instead of resurrecting a seven-year-old thread that...
Boy, those early 20rh century Italian designs sure were fantastic.
Continue with lions, or go with error coins, as you prefer. [IMG]
It's actually easier to look at in thumbnail size, for some reason. [ATTACH]
Here's the other side, rotated 180°. [ATTACH]
Neat! Thanks.
I'm afraid I don't presently know. The coin might or might not be in my safe deposit box with my other stuff. I'll look. Just remembered about...
A toughra, huh? I wouldn't have thought of that. Toughras are mostly just "squigglies" to me, though they do all seem to have those three...
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By Jove, I think you might be onto something there! :p
Neat! I haven't owned one ... yet. I'd like a gold one, please. ;)
I kinda thought "Indian", too, but admittedly that's my go-to diagnosis for almost all unknown Asian stuff. ('Cause it happens to be true so often.)
Suggestion: Next time you have to decide an issue of life-altering importance with a coin toss, use one of these. Flip it and call "heads!"...
Cool! I had zero recollection of selling it to you. But I never forget a face! (Or, in this case, two of them.)
Do you know a good one? I'd prefer one of the ones with a fancy hat. [ATTACH]
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