It's die deterioration. It's very common and not premium-worthy.
Your OCD is in for a major flare up when you hit 1995. ;)
I thought German "cultural heritage" laws weren't going to apply to most low-value coins? I seem to remember something like 50k EUR being the...
That's an amazing result for such a low amount of effort!
I see you've been to San Francisco.
Lol me too! How many dead bugs equals 1000 FDC gold coins anyway? :) Before I saw your posts, I had no idea butterfly collecting was that big a...
I would say even 50-60% is a good success rate. @Cascade, got any pics?
There's a state tax (6%) and then a local tax that's at least 1.25% everywhere. The total tax can be up to 9.75% without state permission, but it...
Yeah, that effectively raises the price of basically everything on Amazon about 10% for me. Does anyone know if Heritage collects CA sales tax? I...
Unless it's someone trying to pass off multiple, obvious fakes, I almost always message first. People who don't typically sell coins sometimes...
Would focus stacking work well to show the relief on ancient coins, or would the coins need to be tilted? I've seen coins with higher relief than...
As someone who just moved into a new apartment, I can sympathize.
$20 is the smallest bill that is "real money" these days. I bet you find a lot of $20 repeaters because a lot of them exist.
I'm assuming you're referring to 2002 onward, right? The Mint simply did not release any for circulation. The only way to buy them is to buy them...
Another tough one! I had to go with the $200 solidus for value/money, and there was no beating JC for historical and numismatic significance. In...
I agree... if @stevex6 busts out his Antoninus Pius Taurus drachm, I think I'm going to be compelled to vote for it no matter what. :P This one...
Nice. Kind of like getting 3 for free (you know which one I like, I bet). ;)
They are from Transnistria. See http://www.gcoins.net/en/catalog/639
Some varieties are errors. Not all errors are varieties.
I never tire of seeing them. :) Unfortunately, I don't have any legionary denarii, but I am interested in the Antony series. How many are there...
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