its from Ireland, and Europe is not a country.....
yes, that would have been a three coin smash.
not a die clash. someone took 2 cents, stacked them, and hit them with a hammer. Post mint damage,
The streaks are called die trails. Apparently some people think they are caused when the die is polished for one reason or another. I'm not sure...
back in the 50's and 60's kids would grind down cents because they could use them in a coke machine to get a soda. another possibility is that it...
I believe he is responding to the advertisement banner that is currently runng for Stampexchange.com. The ad says hello and places your name at...
I have several of these where the defacing is of much higher quality, but still vulger.
the second one is caused by die wear, not an error.
looks like glue to me. we see this often. Richard
So you have repackaged the "pennache" story and are expecting different results? http://www.cointalk.com/t91730/
I saw this yesterday but couldn't access my book Here is the info 275a=1937 b=1940 c=1944 d=1945 e=1947 These are...
That is a lamination error. It happens when an impurity in the copper causes part of the planchet to seperate from the rest of the planchet. Some...
post mint damage. someone has beat on the rim with a hammer
this is the set it came out of [ATTACH]
here's a better pic of the "66 roosie I posted earlier
the problem is this is only showing about half the color. I think I may have to liberate it to get decent photos
I went to my local B & M this morning. They usually don't have much that catches my eye and I normally stop by just to say hi to a friend. Today...
not the result of a squeeze. for a squeeze to do that much damage it would leave an obvious effect on the flip side of the coin. Nice grease...
as much as they have in their pockets, more if there's am ATM nearby.....
why...thank you!
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