I'd like to share a technique I use to build 3D models of ancient coins that can be studied from any angle. They're fun to look at, and sometimes...
That's just it--a coin planchet has the rim raised on both sides. So anytime you see a struck coin with a completely flat side, damage is the...
Or it may be a grease-filled die, preventing all the details from being fully struck.
I think we have a winner!
First time I've seen this type--very nice, and great pictures too!
As a collector of overdates, this one looks to me like the 1892/0--plus all those extra punches. I'll just venture a guess that every digit was...
Battle goats--a chariot with a built-in battering ram! :) I've actually had goat at a Jamaican restaurant--it wasn't half bad.
If you're getting 2 "bold N" 1877 IHCs--whatta deal for $315 LOL :D
Wow...a lot of great coins in this thread...not just the beautiful gold stater.
Exactly, you don't even need to see the obverse to avoid this one.
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Wow--that's interesting...I had no idea! :)
My dSLR does a better job capturing the mid-brown color of the coin, although it's hard to really depict the luster you see when turning the coin...
Here's a new pic, shot with my 36mpx dSLR. It captures a lot more detail of the RPD. The dark arrow might show a 3/3. An earlier die state in MS...
I should have checked this reference--the picture is clearer. That certainly looks very close, if not the same RPD.
Oh right...shows how much the rim is rolled over, eh?
Of course, there are at least 12 RPDs documented for 1875--the CPG isn't the final word; new RPDs get discovered regularly too. :) It looks like...
Another possibility could be the coin was battered as it rattled around in a commercial dryer. This causes the rims of coins to be knocked about...
The photo is so small that's it's impossible to say anything about it.
Thanks, and yet my next photos will be much better. :)
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