I am suspecting human assistance as the odds it would flip over and land for a second squeeze on a running press would seem less than if a press...
Feeder fingers would cause depressions as they move over the top of the coin and possibly push raised metal to the edge of the mark , not...
I haven't published this is a while. Back in the 60s ( when published) not many cared for grades or a little cosmetic effects. The same company...
Remember that doubling doesn't appear only in one or two spots unless the die was not installed perfectly vertical, otherwise there should be...
Its fun to do this with a dremel tool working like a router. If you have it locked just a tiny amount lower than the coin face, you can made a lot...
When the steel metal sheets were made that the cent planchets were punched out were zinc plated on top and bottom( shiny), but the edge of each...
Notice the portions that look like roofing tiles. That is pixellation caused by a very low capability camera photochip. Most of the low cost...
If you do, when empty they make good little containers for sorting coins, little screws/nails/nuts/etc. Here is a good way to take off the label...
Yeah , we should trust them, after all they have no financial interest in it~ right? The employees would have to have "space suits" on so they...
P.S. Same Die Deterioration on reverse also. Jim
It is die deterioration damage that moved the lettering and other areas towards the outer rim. The nose could have been from this effect or...
Eddie, I see like this. I live with a 4 lane road about 100 ft behind my property that connects a large high school with the rest of the city with...
Some certain States think they do not have to follow Federals regulations with anything, they are special little cowboys. They are covered with...
I agree with NGC's and Coppercoins comparisons being a RPM ( which I also do not see a match with yours). Wexler's 001 and 002 also are good...
If it isn't a gas bubble ( some people use heat) as a first guess then perhaps a cud. If pliers easily squeezes it flat (bubble) , if not than...
This is a good forum when things get boring in real life. About once every four years. :) Jim
:) Jim
Nitric acid if you are in a hurry. Ferric chloride takes a little longer ( you can use it to make printed circuit boards). Jim
I made 80, but doing these Taxes are going to do me in if I don't get them going faster. Yes, I know they will give me more time but that just...
There really are some sad cases who think that a female lacks the mental ability to understand coins like males do. Just as some females think...
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