Looks to me like someone put half the coin in a rag, then put it into a vice and smashed it.
Just buy it already Dave. I know you cannot resist! :p
That 1951 is HAMMERED! Hey, post what you got. It's not a competition, we're just showing what we have or like. I like this thread because it's...
I don't think so but he can tell congress to get him a bill on his desk ASAP. I have a feeling he's going to make congress work like they've never...
WOW, that's a very well done token....I like the design! Why do US Mint designers make the presidents look so weird on the dollar coins? That...
I can contribute....this coin resides in my main collection. I dunno, had it for years, I just like it. Found it in a bag of wheats from my LCS....
Welcome to CT! Your coin shows what we call PMD (Post Mint Damage), it's worth 1 cent.
Got this coin from ArizonaJack back in the day, it's one of my favorites. It's a dark toner with super, cartwheel luster: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Hard for me to photograph, this coin has blazing luster, so bright it shows every imperfection.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
One of my grandfather's coins: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This toner has almost no copper color left, it's a silverish-gold looking coin in hand with loads of cartwheel and frosty surfaces. [ATTACH]...
Fresh shots of my 1910 rainbow toner: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Plain old BN coin, I liked it, I kept it: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Pulled one of my binder sheets from the bank today....getting back to some "re-imaging". I forgot how much luster this one had...tons! [ATTACH]...
An excellent choice you made with that coin!
By golly, I'm going with this. Guess I'm easily swayed but this makes a lot of sense. I'll add...the devices are harder than fields. It may have...
Was it hot in that room Doug you old fart? I knew you were old but.... :p
Very nice 09 plain!
Just WOW to that half dime!
I just LOVE that coin, great pics too!
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