Congrats CN
This was a totally encrusted slug when I started on it about 2 years ago. Thanks for the lead @Sulla80
I have a larger coin I need help with. It is 25 mm and weighs 8.80 g. It is very rough. I need to do more work after I find out what it is....
Agree.
Here is an 1830 from my collection for reference. [ATTACH]
Here is the one my aunt gave me from her jewelry box back in 1948. [ATTACH]
Wild guess says that it was gold plated and subsequently cleaned. Not unheard of for 1883 W/O Cents.
Very kind of you Joshua.
I'm very bad at guessing grades. That is a very nice coin. It is close in grade to the one I got in 1948 that started me on collecting.
When we were young talking was the primary mode of communication and passing of stories from one generation to the next. I get the same accusations.
I call that coin ugly.
That's what I would call a fun day, Ed.
I don't think so my friend.
If I orient mine just as the OP has they are the same. [ATTACH]
Where do you get the rotation? The indirect transfer is always upside down. Here is a 47 S from my collection.[ATTACH]
Progressive Indirect Design Transfer (error-ref.com) Here is a link to more information
It is a 47 S and it has an indirect transfer or ghost as they are called. Look it up and learn about a fun variation.
It is difficult to give much credence to items that are typically traded or found and carried back as curiosities by the inhabitants. Even our...
We used those nipper tools to skin catfish when I was young.
Video is too fast for me my lord. Do you use your right foot or left foot? How do you maintain your balance? Thanks.
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