Said the word "I" too much... maybe I should start checking my comments before I post.
I love it. I can only afford XF or AU det large cents. I heard the Randall hoard cents go for around $900 at auction. Crazy to have a 150+ year...
I love it, it seems like Russian coins from the 19th century and before always have that nice "medieval" look. Any idea why its 1276 instead of...
I'm pretty sure the BSA merit badge doesn't require you to collect a full 20th century set, might have been an older requirement but if so its not...
The error is "officially" known as a missing clad layer, where the nickel above the copper of a clad planchet is missing.
I can't say for sure if its real or not. If it is congrats, I once found an unplated 1987 quarter in my pocket change.
Someone's already pointed out the problem with the "L". The reason the coin looks stripey (normally called woody) is due to an error in the metal...
Sorry, I assumed we were in france for some reason, I saw the "REPUBLIC FRANCAISE" and figured we were at france...
Might have messed up the image... oh well
I'm gonna let us go back to the new world... We've been in Africa for a while. The generic, boring person I am says sail from France to the US...
Both look like large dates, the copper value should be 1.7 cents.
I'm gonna go with PMD on this one.
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