It seems like this is more common on zinc cents than the older copper ones, I wonder why. It seems like the softer zinc would be easier on the...
The obverse die was more worn than the reverse.
The 1640 counterstamped Douzains are one of my, too many, areas of collecting interest.
Thank you, it will be worth the wait. Stay safe.
Most of the nickels in this thread are 1964 because, someone finds a copper colored 1964 nickel, they google "1964 copper nickel" and it takes...
The French Colonials are fascinating coins. Robert Vlack lists it as an R2 for rarity in his book on the billon French colonial coinage. The...
While those cents are nice for their age, and they would be good coins for a circulated cent collection, there is no way they would be worth...
Signing out and then signing in again always works for me.
These are such fascinating coins! I am more into Connecticuts than Vermonts, but sure wouldn't turn this one away! Very common to find them with...
Sorry to say that is a fake. Several differences from a genuine coin, tht is why you have been unable to find it.
Looks real, but nothing special about it. Just a normal cent.
I can't believe I just found this thread. I absolutely love these 1640 counterstamped issues. The range of undertypes is staggering, so much to...
That kind of red is from some sort of environmental damage. The coin has been in some kind of damp or acidic environment.
I think that greenish looking one at the bottom is an "L".
This is a large date, there is a little damage on the point of the 2 making it look a little like a small date.
Environmental damage, that coin spent a considerable time in or on the ground.
A baby head is high on my want list, wow that one is amazing!
It's not only 1999, many different dates show up here with the same damage.
We've all overpaid at some point. I never remember the price later, but I still kick myself for some of the coins I passed up because I thought...
I have to admit though that in my case quantity eclipses quality. While I do have a few choice, higher grade pieces there is something about the...
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