Looks raised to me, and therefore a scratch on the die. Either way, a really nice find! I like it.
I could be way off base here, but I believe the word "piece" in "piece of eight" didn't originally mean a portion but a coin. For example, in...
My only Alexanders. I don't know much about either one. The second one may not even be considered Alexander, since it says only BASILEOS (king)...
It does not look like a Chinese fake to me. The Chinese are much better at it than that. It looks like a cheap imitation of a Chinese fake.
That's how long I've had custody of it (actually 58 of its 244 years; the .234 is a rounded figure). As a collector for many years, I have come...
My apologies for not posting the back. I took the photo years ago for a classroom need, and somehow failed to photograph the reverse. It is now...
Entry Post. I bought this when I was about 12, which means I have possessed it for about 23.4% of its existence. When I bought it I had no idea...
Zinc deterioration, from whatever cause. Spend it before it self destructs even further, as it undoubtedly will.
It's a draft registration card. Only males registered for the draft. Great posts! I love this thread!!
I'd cry if that were my coin. Somebody scraped at least $100 off that Indian. Spending it would be the kind thing to do. Eventually, if cents...
Either one! :) Or change from three different places, for that matter.
Or a dented maintenance access hole cover.
Wait until somebody comes in who knows what they are talking about, but it looks to me that it just has copper platting issues.
I think the OP is asking for a translation of the acronym "smt" rather than an opinion on the coin. Perhaps that is all his two "experts" would...
Good luck with this. I would be very interested to know what works. I suspect nothing chemical will work satisfactorily because the problem is...
Leave it where it is. I love it! In a slab it's just another slabbed error. As is, it is something really special.
It's impossible to say for certain from the pictures, but my best guess is that some foreign substance is stuck to the coin, such as glue or resin.
Emphasis on talented, with lots of training by master engravers. Even engraving US currency requires a ten year apprenticeship, if I remember...
I have long marveled at the fine detail on tiny ancient coins. In an age when the average life expectancy was so much less than today, most...
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