I wasn't being sarcastic. I clicked in from the side menu and didn't see this was an Error forum post. Then I failed to look at the closeups of...
Ahhh! Gotcha! LOL
Something sharp hit the coin there, and displaced the metal, causing the area around the hole to be raised up. Think of it as a small impact crater.
It says what it is right there on the coin! In English! ;)
Continuing with sea critters... [IMG]
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Here's the prize @Randy Abercrombie donated for Round 4 of the Twelve Days of COINmas giveaways. Click the pic to enter the drawing. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] @Randy Abercrombie gave to thee... (1) NGC certified Roosevelt dime, "waffle" canceled by the Mint (1) 1960-D Franklin half dollar,...
It is time for the Round 3 drawing. Our lucky number was... 63. [ATTACH] And Post #63 was by... @No_Ragrets, on behalf of @Jersey magic man!...
Yay! Thanks for the update.
Too late. It's supposed to be 1864 or two-cent piece. (Yeah, I know- this thing moves kinda fast sometimes.)
I'll concur with 55-58. 58 was my initial impression. Likely had an old cleaning.
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Thank you for the label. I wondered what that was.
Yes, right away. I also cherrypicked a VG but damaged London Elephant token another time, and a Connecticut copper on yet another occasion. All...
For imaginary beasties, here is a ketos (sea monster), seen snatching a fish on the reverse of this Akragas didrachm. [ATTACH] Let’s modify the...
I cherrypicked a VG Saint Patrick halfpenny out of a bulk World coins lot one time. Not a bad cherrypick for a dime or so!
That quarter… WOW…
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