If the scale is accurate, then you have a rolled thin planchet error. Suprisingly strong strike for a coin close to 20% off light and nearly .6...
No definitive reference, closest is probably Al Blythe's book Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dimes. A couple of online references are...
The BIG drop was on the 1903 O. I'm not sure when the 1903 O's hit the market but I think it was around Nov 1962. If someone has a 1962 Redbook...
Two comments, the "dig" at the truncation of the bust above the 1 does not appear on all the fakes from this hub, but it is on most of them....
A bag of 1927 S double eagles would be 250 coins, but I get your point. I have one coin whose know population increase 100%, of course it was...
And those very fine blades are easily broken which means you can't rush the job. If youtry to go too fast and apply too much pressure, you snap...
The US doesn't have import duties on coins. If they are bullion with a value over $10,000 it might be best to declare them. There are...
This explains the acceptance of ebonics as proper english. Or if you are on the expressway and the speed limit is 65, but everyone is doing 80,...
There are five different 83/2 dies each of which has the 2 in a different place.. But one key thing is the date logotype on the 1883 is...
Yes it is really that easy. The head is actually the same on both, it is just rotated counterclockwise on the Petite heads so the coronet point...
You can safely melt war nickels because the melting ban on 5 cent pieces does not apply to them. This is from the actual rule as printed in the...
I think the doubling on the ME is machine doubling, and die were is causing the lettering to start to be drwn outaed to the rim. This in most...
Yes. The original question was "What is the CORRECT term". The CORRECT term is cent. Nowhere in US law will you find anyplace where the mint...
Looks like one Australian penny and two half pennies
There are many different dates and dies for the spade guinea tokens, I did a quich look online and found 1788, 1790, 1791, 1797, 1701, 1800, and...
Clashing CAN affect both dies, and probably usually does, but it doesn't have to. You will often see coins that show a clash on just one side,...
No it doesn't, if someone is going to foolish enough to bid than much without learning what they are bidding on they deserve what they get. OK, I...
Many times we get people who come to the online forums claiming the have a silver wheat cent and so many people tell them they don't or it is...
I'm with furryfrog
The part about the softer die being more likely to receive the clash marks. As to why one die would softer than the other, it is the real world...
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