It looks to me like it may have been cleaned a long time ago. I think it'll be easier to tell in hand.
This monstrosity: [IMG]
Only back to 1897 for me. I didn't think I even had every year going back that far until I checked.
Netherlands Antilles, 10 Cents, 1999 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Those are all circulation coins and worth 1 cent a piece.
UK Farthing, 1949 [ATTACH]
It looks more like #5 to me based on the position of the numbers.
I've found some in my LCS's 20 cent bin or in lots I've bought that have catalog values in the $20-50 range.
That's a 10 cent coin from either the Netherlands or the island of Curacao. Look below the 1 in the date, if there's an acorn, it's the...
My hometown's a little west of State College, I do some CRHing but not in huge quantities. I get keepers occasionally, I've found nickels to be...
Mine is a 1941 New Zealand penny that was given to me by a friend.
I occasionally find a dollar or so in clad when I check, but still haven't hit silver. Congrats!
I think it's cool but I don't see the point in paying that much for what is essentially an ounce of silver.
I've always liked that design of 1/2/5 Ore, but I've never actually picked any out when I've visited the LCS.
The rarest I've held is a proof three cent nickel, I don't remember the exact year to give a precise mintage, and the rarest I own are my 1984...
The effect you see is called ghosting. It's not a die clash, the effect comes from the use of a high relief portrait against a lower relief...
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