This contest is now CLOSED. Winner was announced in Post #28. Happy Halloween, everyone! :vamp: This is another "instant" giveaway, meaning it...
There are already many threads on coin photography, if you search 'em up. Now if you meant a category rather than a thread, that's a different...
Some counterstamps bring good money. I know the Houck's Panacea counterstamps on Bust halves are very popular, for example. With certain...
Oh, here’s another that passed through not long ago. Canada (Nova Scotia): copper ferry token, Halifax Steam Boat Company, undated, ca. 1855-1870...
Someone- indeed, a lot of someones- "marked it up", but not in modern times. This is an example of "good damage", because it's far more...
That's the one. Thanks.
I really have to squint hard to see any kind of "devil's face" there. Wasn't there another pareidolia thing with Canadian paper money......
@Hookman beat me to it. Those are indeed chopmarks. They're essentially the same thing. Counterstamps, but usually of just a single Asian...
Proof that pareidolia has been around a long time. :rolleyes:
Rim ding notwithstanding, that's a tough coin in that grade!
I forgot about that pair of Vickies! Speaking of Vickies, these were from the 1901 Victorian type set I built for my daughter, Victoria… (PCGS...
Nobody said you had to relinquish anything. Fine, if you win, have ‘em sent to @spirityoda - that’s a nice gesture. But if I win, I’ll have ‘em...
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