Welcome to CT! Your coin has been dipped in acid. What you are seeing is the disrupted material layers deep in the coin. If you recall, acid is...
Hello…again. Looking forward to your next finds!
Nice photos!
Here’s the specimen I was thinking of - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I’ve found DDO/DDR Jefferson nickels and some DDO or DDR specimens with RPMs (cents and nickels). They are out there but they are harder to find...
Coop used to offer CDs for newbies that cover some of the basics. These days it may be a data file.
Being close to the rim, it may be some folded over material from finning.
Zinc planchets are stamped, tumbled and then plated, is my guess. Then they will be coined into cents where the copper plate stretches. If...
Perhaps a liberated find. That's a great one to snag CRHing!
Larry's got it! A liberated lucky penny. But as @Heavymetal points out, you will come across other coins that are enclosed in a bezel to be worn...
I have 3 MS specimens but all were purchased. The one that got away was my only CRH specimen for the date. I recall that is was fairly circulated...
Nice coins!
I found this specimen...then lost it. Might have been 002 now that I think about it. A better DDO to find. Ahh...the ones that get away!! Nice...
Correct. You are seeing die wash at the base of the outer devices. The 001 is one of the more obvious DDOs for the date. Earlier die states,...
You can submit and get yourself an attribution. :-)
I sometimes wonder what cashiers there have seen over a career. I'm sure that many collections have gone the way of the casino. I completed a...
Here’s an inexpensive photo setup - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Fill your viewer with the coin. Keep it in focus. Adjust your pedestal to an...
Rightish spot, but we'll need the full obverse shot.
A couple of comments: As presented, Randy is right...it looks interesting. As noted though, this looks to be a case of reflections and perhaps...
I’m wondering if you are located in an area with an older community. You seem to find clusters of goodies. We had a member from Florida that...
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