I agree with the acid of some sorts. I have one that I believe was "whizzed". The action tends to make the features look doubled or tripled....
They will go up as long as the type is hot. Then they will drift down to somewhere close to melt.
Yes, looks like a newbie worked on it.
Nevertheless, it is a beautiful dime.
Below are photos of a 1986 P LMC that has, in my opinion, been over polished. Some of the letters in America have been nearly removed. [ATTACH]...
Thanks, I'll have to look for one.
I have coins that have been in 2X2 holders for 50 plus years and they look the same as when I put them in. But, like you see above, flatten the...
I have been a US Mint customer since 1959. I am no more. I have 13 grandkids (one more due in November) and 21 great grandkids. I am trying to get...
Really? Can you even imagine how this could have happened the mint? The greater challenge would be to have you explain how the mint process, or...
Send it to NCIS. They will get the date in a few minutes.
I have every modern commemorative up until 2018. All of the ASE's. All of the silver dollars from before 1990. The constant increase in ballast...
Amen!
If they are not issued for circulation I would call them commemoratives. Call them what you may, they are a convenient way to over charge the...
You'll see proof, reverse proof, enhanced and every other gimmick the mint can think of to get people hooked on another scam. If you want to...
These are definitely commemoratives. The mint has made the decision for me. I will not buy anymore commemoratives.
I like both Morgan and Peace dollars. When I was young they were still in circulation. Any day, if you had a dollar, you could go in to most banks...
You can go back forever and anytime the US Mint falls on their face a memo like this comes out. The truth is that they can't handle these...
@Kevin Mader I got that from your OP "...I periodically make these 'error coins' to put into circulation to baffle the new, potential coin...
I spent a lot of time down in the basement helping my mom with her old wringer washer then carrying the clothes up to the outdoor clothesline. In...
Wow, intentionally destroying coins to set up a potential collector with questions. I can't get a grasp on that.
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