Don't know if you came across this one in your searching, but you might find some info here.http://www.engravingforum.com/index.php?
We always seem to have a "rascal" in our midst.
Well I would blame collectors. If there was no market for "improved coins" nobody would bother dipping,etc. I would prefer this one by a country...
Looks like a plating problem. A very common defect during the first few years of the Zincolns.
Strange, this is the second one of these recently.http://www.cointalk.com/t201141/
Most Franklin mint issues were in sterling silver. Look on the edge, they should have an inscription what the metal content is.
The '55 is one that's unmistakable. If it was the big one you wouldn't have to ask. There are a couple other minor ones from that year but your...
How long were they in the pot? They must have some awesome toning!:D $222.22
The pics a little too fuzzy. Hard to tell.
1. Machine Doubling 2. PMD 3. Here's an excellent resource for RPM's and OMM's http://www.coppercoins.com/advsearch.php
A couple references if you think you will be into them enough to make it worthwhile buying would be The Cherrypickers Guide, vol.2. Or this: The...
Good job! I've found about a half dozen or so 2000's but stil no '98 or'99.
It's hard to tell sometimes when they're this worn. There are three listed in my CPG and I don't think it's 101 or 103. 102 shows the doubling...
March 14 2012 @2:45 P.M.
Loser!:D
There are already more than plenty of them around, they are not hard to find. I would urge you to find one of them versus subsidising the scum....
I can gurantee that a lot of the ones listed on ebay with copy on them were being delivered without the copy stamp. With ebay not allowing them...
Only 20 more minutes to list them. After all of those that are now listed, are sold, we should see no more!:thumb:
What's the other side of the coin look like? My guess is someone used a hole punch and punched out the center of the coin and then flipped the...
Actually most Lincolns you find with lamination will be like yours, still attached. They're rarer, and more valuable, where there's a chunk...
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