That’s pretty cool. The stone wall reference is a little weird. I had to go google the war of 1812 Jackson. I was thinking about the other...
Cilicia is an ancient region of southeast Asia Minor, today’s southeast Turkey
I’ve been getting my feet wet with ancient coins. So, here’s my second. I was looking for something Greek but just fell in love with this one....
It’s called Necroposting or necroposter: The act of bringing a long dead post back to life. Don’t believe me, google it. :whistle: :p
ohh, it’s hard to say. The die’s used in the 3-cent nickel coins where tortured. Cracks, doubling, worn die are common. I’d like to see a pick....
I just found a 1993-P quarter with a grease filled error. A lot of the “in god we trust” is filled in but still legible and the letters LI_ _ _ _Y...
It doesn’t really look like PVC damage to me. Damage usually comes from long term contact to plastic containing PVC usually on the rim and highly...
It’s not the cotton that scratches the surface. It’s the dirt and oxidized metal that’s picked up by the cotton that does the damage. You can dip...
Can we see an overall pick of the coin? Thanks. :D
Don’t know. I think she’s rather lovely.
ya, like cointalk.org? lol
Why not? :goofer: A lot of us pick through pocket change, rolls and box searching. It’s really good for young collectors and those looking to...
I’ve seen Mexican 8reales that where chopmarked. Mexico also chopped or counterstamped (I believe it’s called) their own coins, some minted by...
Looks like a triple die to me. When the mint makes the working dies, the new die gets heated and pressed into a master die several times this...
It looks like the enlarged coin that was posted a while back. http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=10845
I use to work in the small town of Port Saint Joe, Florida 1996-97. I’d find those in my change all the time. I always wondered who was making...
It’s die abrasion. When the die is over polished. Here’s a link to my post http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=11277
I’ll bring this post back to life.:goofer: I found this 1996 quarter yesterday. It’s pretty dinged up but the die abrasion is there. Maybe...
The “AM” look fine to me, they should be touching.
It could be a laminated error with a layer that fell off. Can you posts some more picks like xeno108 has asked?
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