My reasoning may be flawed, but the way that it stands away from the rim leads me to think this was post mint. If it was in the collar this would...
It would have caught my eye also Casey. With the obverse so clean and the reverse like it is, I might suspect a controlled experiment of some...
Sorry but no. It is a contact hit and could have happened any time after it was made.
This is a Coronet Head Cent issued from 1816-1857. It appears to have some very nice detail but sadly the encrustation is a problem. It looks to...
At the same site as Thomas posted a link to you can also read up on hub doubling which is what you want to find.
I live in MA. and two of my favorite place NOT to go are Worcester and Holyoke. I suppose they both might have something positive to offer but not...
Maybe @dwhiz might enjoy this.
Sure we do. Then we don't have to feel bad about how ugly our mugs are. ;););)
Hard to figure out. I can get a first class letter to a friend in Manitoba in about 4 days. His to me in western Massachusetts averages 7-10 days....
A mint mark cannot be doubled, just re-punched prior to 1991 as they were applied to the die by hand and were not a part of a die prior to...
Hot Dogs-true story-when I started my career at Becton Dickinson all we made were syringes. From 1964 thru the late 70's ( I started there in...
Hebrew National is my fave.
Not to far from the truth. If you are cremated you can have your ashes blended into a record album. True story from National Geographic.
Not with coins but I did it on Ubid once. I was looking for watches for four family members and ended up with eight total. I'll never run out of...
It's also sold out at www.whitman.com the publishers. But they do have email contact so you could see when it might be in stock again.
I was going to mention, but was unsure about the correctness...but since F&W Media went bankrupt I have begun to wonder if they might have had a...
Not sure what is going on with the pricing on these. The prices on Ebay & Amazon are ridiculous. I believe the latest edition is #6. You might...
@3_Legged_Sam First off-welcome to Coin Talk. Next-every box is a hit or miss scenario. You Tube is not recommended by most of us, this is the...
I'm at struck through thread. And die cracks can start and/or end at the rims or internally to the rims.
The coloring and bubbling almost looks like this may have been heat induced.?
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