You also have to battle inflation before you buy and hold a collectible. Here in the U.S. inflation peaked in July '18 @ 2.9%, averaging 2.4% for...
There is wear evident on both sides... obverse: centrally hair and ribbon... reverse: horn and various hide spots. IMHO...not more than AU58+....
You can usually get good full coin pics from dslr cameras, but for close-ups you may have to get a macro lens. Some newer cameras have auto-focus...
What a relief!...it only took you 2 years to get back on your meds...Spark
I've been there...it is a small community southeast of Jonesboro on your way to the St Francis River and Osceola...It is also part of the...
The leaf artifact looks like a die chip, imo...agree with cpm9ball to die deterioration. Your pic of the obverse indicates a soft-ish strike as...
A Yeoman Red Book has all the pertinent data for all denominations. Low mintages is a key factor, this can be found in a Red Book, and...
I think they are seeing extra border lines... behind the eagle head, the inside/under of the left wing (becomes die crack at low end?) and the...
Yes, zinc...you can see split plating in the date side edge of the cud (from your close-up)...the third digit's top is smaller than the top of the...
...the design for the tokens had to be approved by someone...then the dies for their production would be made like those for coins...Spark
...these are probably all identical for the entire range of years, maybe slight variations. Somebody busted out the Mint Set to send a coin to be...
...you do realize you are invoking the wrath of Paddyman...Spark
No. Too much damage...where do you see doubling?...show us a close-up...I see none from your pics...Spark
If you want to misrepresent your coin and sell it to someone who doesn't know any better, that's on you. What you don't want to do is say Fred...
@Randall Curtis ...while you are fixing your photos, include a close up of where you think you see doubling. Since you joined today, you probably...
Yes, I agree. I just kinda expected to find some kind of specification from the stoopid Mint on their website, ya know? That'll teach me...Spark
From your mirror pic, rough estimate is 160 degrees...NICE!!!!...Spark
The L/LIBERTY looks like MD, flat and shelf-like...so no DDO...but you are on the right track identifying this type of worthless doubling....
Looks like a Zincoln that's had its plating removed. Anyone can do it, worth one cent. You need to post clear, in- focus pictures. Also, you...
The pictures aren't that good, but...is that a circular die crack running around the reverse?...Spark
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