A nice old thread. I appreciate those pictures of true doubling. I've noticed that at the Canada and Coins site, there are many examples of MD...
Looking at Variety Vista, I don't see anything that matches. The pictures are a bit out of focus and there is some glare dancing about. The I in...
Marginally better, but because they are distance shots, it creates a better image of the coin. I do not see the dot on your coin. It was worth...
Katnip I think. :cat:
The down side...you may get bored at some point if nothing pops up. I kept a box of 2014s for way too long. Nothing in that box but about 4...
The fellow enthusiasts nailed this for you. Billions of 1964/1964D nickels produced into 1967. That nickel might be from a later production and...
It looks like a elongated die chip/break underscoring the B extending from the I. Dies will have typical areas of weakness...pinch points...that...
I see a bit of die wash and circulation damage. On the more recent coins, DDO/DDR errors generally occur towards the center of the coin (but not...
Is that a worn S?
Fun find!! Worth putting away in your collection with a note that it is a discovery piece. I agree with our fellow enthusiasts: common on dimes...
I like it!!
You might be right, but we see folks like this fairly regularly. Overly enthusiastic and blinded by it to some degree. We've all had a touch of...
Salvador - slowwwww downnnn. Your fellow enthusiasts are giving you good advice, but you have to take that in and fully digest it. We see it...
As with our fellow enthusiasts, this is a nice circulation find but not very collectable amongst collectors. But you keep what you like...don't...
Yes...sometimes it can be beneficial. But from my experience, its rather infrequent. I suppose it depends on how the seller stored the coins....
I have purchased lots of uncirculated rolls over the years to search for varieties. It's hit-or-miss as you might suspect. Personally, I'd open...
That's good advice Mountain Man...slow it down so you won't inadvertently pass over something good. I've done it...even with a bit of foresight....
Jeff - sounds great!! Fun building and rebuilding a set, especially circulation sets for me. I also elected to build a roll set of Lincolns...
Hi Jeff - it does take some time to develop an eye for what it is you are looking for, especially when it comes to variety/error coin hunting....
That's right! Learning doesn't end until out last breath. The choice we get to make is what it is that we want to learn about. Collecting Nut...
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