Excellent roll find Potty.
Pretty exciting!
I think it would be a nice piece to add to your Jefferson Series coins. I've found it hard to find high grade specimens from the 70s...during a...
Capped anvil die when next planchet moved into place and was struck through. Split the oreo...
I haven't seen a quarter yet I don't think, but the other denominations yes.
Yes...better! This will help our detectives!!
The position of the doubling is indicative of the single squeeze doubling. Consider the 2009 DDRs of Lincoln's thumb/finger. They have the...
Let us know how it worked. Nice suggestion @Evan Saltis!
Our fellow enthusiasts have it covered. Soak in acetone will probably lift the glue/varnish. Note that the patina on the coin changes under the...
Fun money!!
I looked at cuds on coins site for your specimen. Nothing listed. I believe they term that a pre-cud. Have a look yourself and perhaps submit...
I found a short roll of UNC Bar Nickels during a CRH event a few years back.
It's not uncommon to get to sections of a coil of material where it is thinner/thicker than other areas. I suspect that for coinage, the controls...
For homogenous plating, x-ray spectrum analyzers can determine plating thickness. I suppose once you find a heavy cent, the analytics would be...
It's a fair and proper question. I've weighed a bunch of 1982 Zincoln's early on when I was completing my variety set and never saw an...
Perhaps a chip (surface). Part of a deteriorating die. Some md to go with that ddd.
Debris or maybe rust.
Hi amnight - have a look at this - Push Doubling (error-ref.com)
An optical delusion. Tricky it was. Solved it is? Consensus everyone?
Excellent point!
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