Thank you. Back into the pile it goes:).
This is a 1992 D dime that has some interesting horizontal marks between the leaves and the torch on the right side. I'm wondering if it is a die...
From what I understand, one of the characteristics of a die crack is that it spreads along it's length as it approaches the rim as in the case below:
Thanks. Yes, I'm just going to dip it. The coin isn't a key date anyway and with the way it looks right now anything will be an improvement.
On another forum, it was explained to me that it was something coating the coin. Tomorrow I'm going to clean it with acetone to see what comes...
I like those woodies a lot. I keep an eye open for them and I've even got a separate page in my albums for them.
Here are close-ups of the lamination:
I believe you... I mistakenly jumped at the conclusion that it was something struck through. Doesn't a die crack begin at the outer edge? On this...
1967 Lincoln-Struck Through + Lamination Here's one I found while hunting coin rolls. On the reverse it appears to be a wire behind the word...
There are a few websites dedicated to errors on world coins. This is one that I just found: http://www.geocities.com/israelerrorcoins/
I received a few Israeli coins from an employee today to add to my collection of world coins. One coin (50 Sheqalim) has a die crack and another...
No, don't stop posting them! Some of them are absolutely amazing and I'm really close to getting one for myself. I like seeing what's available.
Interesting piece of history. I wonder if that was for his salary for a month or payment for an article?
This is one of my personal favorites even though it's not in great condition. I'd love to get it in a higher grade.
Here's my last one:
Malta this time:
Another type from Portugal:
Here's one from South Africa:
Here's my contribution:
how about 180 degree rotated die?:kewl:
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