Oh well, it increased our participation count :) Jim
When you see the kind of doubling appearnce as in the above photo AND the closeness of the "L" in liberty to the rim, it is almost always Die...
No, it is either machine doubling due to the looseness or wear of the machinery or the overuse and spreading of the die face. IMO, Jim
It appears to be a worn, deteriorated mint mark punch to me. Jim
Hey, if the Grading Combines do it and few complain , why can't the Mint. :)
I think it would qualify as Die deterioration doubling. Jim
I do hope no one took it as being a "put-down", its really that I hate to see members believing "selling crud statements " to be scientific fact....
I think that I have written at least 10 posts about this subject. Most with no optics knowledge use "Magnification " and "Resolution " as the...
Dan published his post above in 2004.
So the plan is to hope that the comic book teenies, other similar mentalities. will buy the theory that a 1-10 grading system on anything " NGC-...
The website WWW.USAcoinbook.com has a section with values. I paid $200 for this one more than 50 years ago and the spot has not changed on the...
Also notice the doubled beard as it confirms. Jim
I suspect it is a bank marker for certain Mexico bank exchange. Jim
Deteriorated die damage in my opinion, sorry. Jim
Looks like it has been loose in a dryer for a long time, trapped and rotated with one face against the edge. If your dryer makes "dinging" noise,...
I suspect it is "road rash" from parking lots of fast food or liquor stores ( other members have mentioned such). Jim
And don't forget my "pain in the rear" Class 9 "Only God Knows" as per Wexler and Flynn's book " Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents". This...
And just think , if it wasn't for that damn asteroid Chicxulub 60 million years ago, any "humans" would be swinging from trees and have a furry...
They are inexpensive (face) to obtain and interesting to apply a torch just to see what happens. Be careful and use protection when doing it. Jim
When I was in college in 1962, the Doughnut Palace was $ 1.00/doz glazed. Gas was 30cents a gallon. I worked for $2.00 an hour in the Dorm. 50...
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