Lmao y’all so funny it has letters on the rim out of place the eagle has two spots one in the chest has the missing metal going down the leg. It...
If it was struck on a nickel planchet, it would be the size of a nickel and weigh 5.0 grams. A lot of the bordering letters and numbers would be...
Oh, I thought you mean the head. It looks like it got worn down. And the letters are a grease filled die yes.
ok, then how do you explain missing letters??? And the missing details on lincoln's head, which, is not wear, check out the rest of the coin, coin...
the guy who had this had it with 3 other error coins (missing edge letters) which i would not even take at face value, once in a holder, you...
I'm a bit slow on the uptake here, but although my photos are too poor to show it, the Wildwinds example actually has two variations in the...
I've been working on a coin labeling system that uses numbers for emperors and letters for non-emperors. I started with some default emperor lists...
Great write-up of one of my favorite areas of the early silver coinage. I think the Sicilian quadrigatus issue is one of the most interesting...
Thank you Donna! As to your question I thought about it and looked to see if I could find a clear depiction of Vesta. The only piece of art I...
Maybe corrosion? Looks like there is an oval shaped area on the planchet that looks odd where the missing letters are.
Greetings all had a roll of quarters laying around don't know how long but I busted into them and came up with these questions. What's with the...
Really?ok then but It still just looks like nickel to me.
yes, struck through grease or oil, not a grease filled die though, just over greased surfaces for the strike that left a different texture to the...
The minims are local imitations or barbaric strikes with very light weight. These imitations of very particular fabrications, very stylized, are...
Thanks! Thats why I choose this coin for you guys to bounce off of. To try and wrap my head around it all a little better. If I don't have a...
First, welcome to the neighborhood, Kristine! I don't see much in most of your photos. Some of that may be due to the magnification, some to the...
The style of the portraits from this period IMP II and the later COS II coins does suggest a link between the mints. The tiny dots only on IMP II...
Interesting perspective! I've found that throughout history famous leaders were described as succeeding in spite of sickness and such. I was...
Thanks for the info, I guess I will hold onto it and do a little more research.
...Not saying it's right, just the facts. The fainter the T the more they bring. Extra missing letters bring more. So @SVO_Seth , I would hang...
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