Very nice.
Thanks for the help. I will put that in the memory bank if it still exists.
Here is the same shot after some pressure from a tooth pick. It looks to have changed some and, perhaps, it reduced and a small blister formed to...
BTW, how can I be sure without damaging the coin?
Well now that is quite possible and I should know better. Let me look closer. Thanks for the feedback.
This Satin finish 2005 P from a US Mint Set looks like it has a dot behind Lincolns head. It looks like the die had some damage by a pointed...
Welcome to CT I am 70+ and am sorting my collection and sharing some of it between 6 kids, 13 grand kids and 19 great grand kids. I have been...
When my wife and I went to a 12 week Citizens Police Academy we were in Class Number 4. We were given hats and shirts with the class number. They...
Thanks. So, you say IIII is 5? Or was that a typo? Good thing I don't have to work with coins dated BC. I'd really be lost.
Thanks, Chris. Well, I'm in my upper 70's and learned something new. What a deal.
That's what I thought. But, the Roman numeral for 4 is IV.
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How do you get that date, Chris?
These tired old eyes completely missed that. Thanks for the reading refresher.
What is an 'unsearched ancient'?
A better view of the letters.[ATTACH]
Here are close ups of the lettering and what may be a beard.
Believe it or not, many years ago I bought a pile of uncleaned coins on eBay. I was going to clean them one day but never got around to it. This...
Thanks @Sallent @SeptimusT @Orielensis I appreciate the feedback. How would you catalog this for your collection?
12 to 14 mm. Very small, isn't that less than the diameter of a dime?
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