Nice--and it shows they were dating these dies individually too. :)
I think any variety is a keeper. :)
Here's one last shot of the date, that better shows the relief of that mark W of the 8. [IMG]
Nice solid AU coin! The shape on the 7 is generally correct...it may have just taken a soft hit that 'underlines' the curve and makes it look...
Beautiful coin--I guess you bought it attributed?
I suspect it was buried...even the "silver" parts of the quarter are 75% copper, and they tone when left in the environment.
New pictures of this variety I picked off ebay. I don't have many coins with varieties on both sides, so this one is interesting! It's a dark...
Here’s one more overlay I think better explains what I’m seeing: 1. Shows how I’ve traced the approximate curves of the inside and outside lower...
So I picked up this Snow-2 (RPD-002) the other day and saw something I didn't expect. It has the markers of the documented RPD (black arrows),...
When I bring Soren's photo into software and enlarge it...I think I can make out a 1994-P, but maybe he can help us out... :) [IMG]
Yeah--the has to be the explanation, the reverse was the hammer--how common is that? Honestly, that's far more interesting than whatever %...
LOL...sure thing Paddy. This one should arrive today. If I like it, I'll pass on the next one to you. Sometimes I have big runs of finds. :)
Agreed--it's the Snow-5. It's paired with two reverses, one of which has a big retained cud. :)
Sure, but how else do you confirm such an error? You cannot determine a "false negative" without data that overrides the lack of luster--the...
Something to remember is that the "nickel" layer of a clad coin is actually 75% copper, so if there's enough exposure to a corrosive environment,...
I have been told by a Lincoln expert that looked at my partially plated cent that it's the presence of luster/struck surface on the zinc that is...
The dates on IHCs will sorta "balloon" out and get thicker as the die is used.
Nice find--I've never had luck on off-centers.
It's a galvanic reaction between the copper and zinc--the zinc loses. In 50 years, most 'zincolns' found in change will probably look like this.
Just guessing here, but if there was a gap in the collar that made that sprue, wouldn't it be hard to eject from the press? It appears that it...
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