It looks like this area but rotated... don't know what it would be called- a form of die clash?
Nice woodgrains!
I went to the local, monthly coin show this morning and bought nothing that I had on my shopping list[IMG]. So, instead I wound up looking for...
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I do it all the time. From corner stores to grocery stores, I try to swap them new mint-rolled coins for their re-rolls that they get from the...
Bought another ten pounds of world coins and this beauty caught my eye right away. In addition to some beautful toning, it has a great die crack...
59, thanks!
I found this post on "How to torture a coin" interesting and entertaining and have nominated it accordingly for "CoinTalk Thread of the Week Of...
I really like "Wood-Grains" and have several Lincolns from different years. I even have a couple of Canadian cents that have the same effect. All...
I love that camouflage effect on the reverse....count me in FreakyGarrettC!
Thank you all for the very educational responses! I have a much better understanding pertaining to the mint marks. Each post revives my interest...
I noticed that, too. It looks like lumps between both ends of the "S" and the body of the "S". I can't quite figure out what it is.
I'm wondering if the mintmark is within normal parameters. I have very few wheat cents with an "S" mark and here it's almost touching the date.
here you go:
Pulled this one out of a roll today. It's a 1977 Canadian Cent that has some serious lamination issues. A small piece must have peeled off,...
Got it...Thank you.
I found four of these under the floorboards of a house I lived in about 15 years ago. This is the only one I have left after giving the others...
This is a 1987 D dime with lines through the word "America". Should this be labelled as die polishing lines or die gouges? (Or is that the same...
Not to worry... I keep all my "foreign" coins.
That's exactly what I thought.
Separate names with a comma.
