If you can't see it with a 10X loop, I am not interested!
I thought clash marks could only appear in the fields. And I believe I am correct.
WOW, three pairs, how did you go about tracking them down?
I do not understand how a clash mark can appear on the nose, when it is an incuse part of the die. Even if the dies clashed the incuse part will...
That coin needs some chop marks!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Straight-on shots usually don't show the wrinkles in a bill very well. A side lit shot would show up any folds or wrinkles. I always ask for a...
Might be a die crack progression?
The BEP always prints a certain percentage of star notes based on the size of the runs that are planned for any specific year. Problem notes...
I have a strap of these $100 bills. They are used to train Chinese bank tellers and come in all the denominations. The red Chinese characters,...
Here are two that I have. Cud can show up in any position involving the rim. These are the only ones I ever found in the wild. I guess I was doing...
[ATTACH]
If it is bronze, and you are always going to use it as jewelry, and you just want it to shine up a bit, I recommend Brasso. It is a grime remover...
Some tellers/banks stamp the strap that is placed around bills. For instance, a pack of 100 $1 bills would have a strap placed around them and...
I am surprised the half dollar die is not sufficiently defaced to keep some unscrupulous person from "minting" what could be passed off as a...
Hard to tell. It definitely took a hit and that could have moved the MM around.
Did that get beat-up in the mint bag or did this coin actually circulate?
I want in. Lot #5. For the same reason I posted in the last contest. That's my story and I am sticking to it!
These are always fun to come across in the wild.
Hunt a roll of nickels from your local bank and you are bound to find at least one 1964 date in it. Look through pocket change (for those that...
Separate names with a comma.
