From what I see, its usually grease filled to a point where the devices are less filled out and appear flatter.
If he kept digging, maybe even the car. :-)
Mr. Ed - have you experimented with longer soaks in distilled water for those bronze/copper cents? Given the number of your finds, I suspect it's...
As @Mountain Man has posted, here is a twist that might be useful to you - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] An old shoebox, pill...
MD with a hit to the date. Pretty common damage.
Fellow enthusiasts nailed it. It may have been stuck to a card at some point...or a school project. It happens quite often.
LD 1970 S with a hit to the date.
Agreed. 1954d1mm001 Die Variety Information - coppercoins.com
Too blurry, but it doesn't appear to be.
Yes...leaning towards the 008 - 1972p1do008 Die Variety Information - coppercoins.com
For the glass, I used a piece from a broken picture frame. Repurposed it for good use. If you note, those photos were taken with an old iPhone...
Fun box Larry!!
Granola, but most things with oats. I do occasionally eat the bowl of cereal while looking at coins or browsing CT. Close enough? ;)
Adrean - welcome to CT! Here is an inexpensive setup that will improve your picture taking. Taking pictures is half the fun...many members here...
You will see this one often enough while you are doing CRH events. It was a chipped MM punch. Keep in mind that the MM was hand placed back in...
Sounds like the community has a solid position on priorities!! Chores be darned!! So many coins...not enough time to appreciate them all.
Sounds normal. What exactly are you saying?!
I am in the process of putting together rolls by date/mm, swapping out the worst for the best as I go along. Those shiny specimens would qualify!!
Hi Ed - looks like an LDS specimen with circulation damage. For the year, the dies were run to VLDS so it's not uncommon to find coins with the...
You bet! Check out the different types but the Push Doubling shows an example like your specimen. Push Doubling (error-ref.com)
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