He has the back of his head facing right.:) I fixed it for you. :D [ATTACH]
When a question arises, I normally look in my Breen Encyclopedia first, the Peters & Mohon book second, and then the Q. David Bowers Red Book...
I agree with Deacon2828. They sure look to be hand-crafted PMD masterpieces of some kind. One thing that is interesting is that even with all...
I looked in my copy of "The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dimes" by Al Blythe. There are 8 varieties listed but the only example...
I got number 38. It is a big bronze from Alexandria (Roman Egypt). The reason I got it is because It's got a quadriga of elephants and it's the...
An old time collector passed away & his wife gave me his coin cleaning supplies. I disposed of much of it because it was stored in un-labeled...
I bought this coin in the slab. It is certainly not an error that an error coin collector would normally bother slabbing. [ATTACH] OK, it...
#1 You are not alone. Your struck through cloth coin is awesome. #2 You did not overpay for the struck through cloth coin. What you paid is...
If you boil with oxalic, do it outside on a hot plate or grill that you intend to throw away. It dissolves stuff (like your lungs if you are not...
Yes I have but not on coins. Boiling quartz rocks in Oxalic can bleach the rocks nicely. Here is the biggest piece of quartz that I have boiled...
Thank you muchly for the Website link. I had not seen the site before. Obviously I need to brush up on my Canadian. Perhaps the word "Mortar"...
I am unfamiliar with the term mortar set. What is a mortar set?
US clad dimes are not plated in the minting process. They are made from planchets that are made of clad material. The outside layers are mostly...
Yes, it is post mint damage (PMD). It appears to be damage from the coin taking a hit on the obverse. The reverse is also a little flattened...
I understand why you are happy with your little bitty coin. Here is one that made me happy.:) [ATTACH] ATTICA, Athens. AR Hemiobol 454-404...
Thanks everyone for checking-out my thread in the error coin section!...
COPPER, NICKEL, SILVER, & GOLD Great coins everyone. We got examples of cents through dollars, obsolete coins, ancient coins, & world coins all...
There is a thread I started in the error coin section depicting cool coins with cuds....
Looking at the slab photos (obverse & reverse) the coin appears to have normal ↓↑ 180-degree coin orientation.
Here is my discovery of the day.:) These two 1987 cents are from the same obverse die! [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] It is fun to make new...
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