actually looks like it was run over with a dime on top. I can read "DIME" imprinted backwards between UNITED and ONE
595 thanks a bunch!
My favorite coin series. Enjoy! Favorite History of a Coin My favorite history following a particular series of coin has to be, by far, that of...
seconded. the weight should still be 3.11g even though the dimensions have changed
I know. It is conservation. But, so is alcohol. I will try it though, later tonight when I'm at my Dad's house where he has pure acetone on hand....
Right, and that isn't the only area like that... it also underlines IN G and curves down into the top of his head, and back up between W and E in...
I'm sorry, but I thoroughly believe in the 1st Commandment of Numismatics: "Thou shalt not clean thy coins" and, having already tried it with...
before and after. just tried saving a screenshot for the first time... lets see how it works... also rotated upside down images from above.
Also would like to point out that after removing some junk, none of the newly exposed metal is showing through, bright and red like the disputed...
OK, so against my better judgement I used isopropyl alcohol and a Q-tip to remove what, if any, glue or sticky substances. I was not suprised when...
yup! and you can feel like a pawn star too! :D
Yes, I think that if it is not acually the way Numismat illustrated, then part of a retained strike through has somewhat recently fallen off,...
It is bordered. Enough to interrupt the fingernail. I believe the shiny spots are done in the way your drawing describes. The raised bits are...
That was on "Pete and Pete" I remember that one. Entry 1: I would have a creativity contest: Create our newest denomination US coin. Everything...
The shiny line is mashed flat due to the malleability of CU.... I think it is a retained, or at least a partially retained strike through. I'm...
Clearer photos I see now the others weren't as clear as I'd like them to be. I shouldn't be so hasty in my photos.... Hope these help.
Def. not glue. Like I said, I thought it was damage, and even tried to pick it off before I noticed the raised portion as it enters Lincoln's...
Value? I see some with a tiny bit of wire bristle struck in sell for $50 or so, but the more "foreign material" embedded, the higher the premium....
Found this one last night. I throw all 82s into a pile. The zincs, being less common, I save (not sure why :rollling: ) The others go in the...
Thank you! It was very tricky to get the lighting to show the green... I like it a lot. What is one worth, attributed? I looked and found one in...
Separate names with a comma.
