Your first thought was correct...go with your gut instinct and study How Dies Are Made on Wexler’s website. Full copper alloy coins are very...
@Salvador Villalobos ...for the record, I am not a hater, I am a trainer/teacher/educator...and the 14th ( at last count) member advising you not...
@Brian Stone ...if your scope is usb you can make a stack of paperback books or compact disks to raise it 4-6 inches. This should give you enough...
Just PMD...Spark
Parking lot and dryer coins are not errors, just damaged...Spark
Very, Very nice...but not MS, i think I see high spot wear: helmet, neck and chest of Britannia, the reverse. Still, I would be proud to own that...
@SensibleSal66 ...CT folks tend to the serious about coins. What you gave us is “tongue-in-cheek”. Back in 1972 I took a speech class (Prof....
No assuming necessary, facts are facts. That being said... ...you should always keep coins you like, no matter what anyone else says. I have...
WOW! Definitely a cud/obverse...lots of damage both sides. I don’t have expertise to advise otherwise, but I know a bonafide cud when I see...
@paddyman98 ...has the ticket punched, as usual. The obverse ridge ring, the date numeral...and the bowtie is strong but the hair detail is weak...
...rifle ammo costs roughly $1 per round. Are you sure you want to spend that much on a 1/2 cent coin? ...Spark
@Barry (Mister B.) ...the coin to the right is a corroded weak strike of unknown date. The coin to the left is a worn memorial cent of unknown...
Lunacy is perfectly correct, in this case. All 3 (coins?) are depictions of the bright side of Earth’s Moon, Luna. The feature at 1 o’clock (on...
Not seeing the notching characteristics for the FS-801 and the E of EPU diagnostic is not present. MD...because... ...the mint mark was added to...
@Packrat is correct. @Phil's Coins ...could you have meant a Trade Dollar? Values for those are in the stratosphere in the condition you...
This thread will be 12 yo 22May21...Spark
Why do 7 yo posts resurface?…any number of reasons...Spark
That is what is known as zinc rot. Did you weigh it? I’ll bet it weighs 2.5 grams. Because it is micro-plated with copper, the tiniest scratch...
@Marie909 ...check @ Wexler...Spark
The members who said tape, removed adhesive, are correct, imo...the tape protected the coin surface, affected the underlying area and toning...
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