Just BU, unless there was something so special about a circ coin that absolutely screamed at me . . . A beautifully toned coin, a nice error, or...
No tapering of the rim . . . PMD.
Possibly Paddy . . . a better lighting angle, casting shadows in a more revealing direction might clarify for us.
The circulating clad Ike Dollars
Hi Paddy . . . I'm not seeing evidence of an erroneous punching of the date in the denticles.
If you're that concerned about such spots, in my opinion, there's plenty of reason not to buy PR70 or PF70 proof material sight unseen. One also...
Alright, I just can't stand it . . . no more Denver-minted coins for me.
I'm sure, but I've got a story about the one that got away after I got it in the boat. Circa 2008 I saw a raw 1852-C half eagle come up on eBay...
I definitely expect to see the bottom of the 7, and do not see it on either of your coins.
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45 with localized weak strike
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I like the ring of truth in your statement. On the flipside of the coin however, "just because you want it to be, doesn't make it so."
I guess I must be missing some information, as I recognize Type 1 blank planchets as having been punched and not upset, and Type 2 blank planchets...
Nice find.
A partially detached lamination.
The planchet was incompletely blanked from the strip with dull dies, and a portion of the strip ripped off, and was left hanging as a burr on the...
Like I wrote above it is intuitive to me that, without the upset rims they be blanks, and with the upset rims they be planchets. However, as much...
I'd like to believe that, as it feels more intuitive than the definition with which I am familiar - that there is absolutely no difference between...
Sorry, but I believe blanks and planchets are synonymous. I just looked, and you can prove that to yourself in The Error Coin Encyclopedia, by...
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