That is actually really cool. If it wasn't for the date and denomination I would have never believed it was originally a coin. On top of that it...
In hand under a loupe (I use 10x), it is pretty clear. I only had to look twice because I had never found doubling until now. Who knows how many...
It is a 1992. It's only visible on the motto.
Look at it this way, no matter how bad he was there is something to be said for his actions. He was an incredible tactition as Merc said. One man...
Another easier way I have adopted is to balance the coin on your finger very lightly, and the take another coin and lightly tap it on the edge of...
Check out Old Will Knott Scales. They have just about every sensitivity you can get, in many different sizes. They have some very inexpensive...
anyone?
Awesome! One of my co-workers was tipped a bicentennial Ike a few weeks ago for helping a woman carry stuff to her car. I'm still waiting for my...
That's true. I'm not defending him, but I find WWII extremely fascinating, and that is a very impressive feat IMO.
The reeding doesn't look consistent enough to be anything other than PMD. IMO
I found this one a few days ago, and another after that. This coin is stunning in hand. Extrememly lusturous and now wear I could see. the only...
I found this quarter in change the other day, and since I have recently gotten into the habit of checking my change, I broke out the loupe. I...
I especially like the official looking plastic label. High quality stuff right there. haha
Looks just like the chemistry project I did in highschool. I don't remember exactly how to do it, but there was a chemical I believe? that turned...
I asked about this shortly after I joined and when I got multiple people saying Excel, I tried it. Excel works beautifully if you know how you...
If I am interpretting you right, value and desirability have nothing to do with a coin exhibiting an error or not. An error is an error end of...
You answered it yourself, because it is already a classified error. There is no need to put it more categories than that. It's either an error or...
Error collectors look for known types of errors, specifically ones that are very rare and valuable. That is unless they enjoy a particular type of...
Well your dime has a die crack, which isn't necessarily an imperfection. It is damage or an error caused at the mint from a die that broke or...
I think the majority of "imperfections" would be seen as PMD, in which case would not be worth any value to most collectors. What exactly do you...
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