I was thinking a possible clash also, just did not want to jump the gun. Not sure about the ear though, the pic does not enlarge well. That should...
Got my first one yesterday in a mailing from the Paralyzed Veterans group.
Before anyone pokes me in the eye with toothpick, can I ask a question? I see you are on the same page together, but remember that zinc cent I...
I'm curious as to what that might be over the top right of the Shield? Can you crop that area and then enlarge the cropped photo so I could see...
I probably could not word it correctly, but the BEP site does have some interesting information and I believe, some videos about parts of the...
Possibly could have even got wet in a wallet with something else, like a store receipt or business card, maybe the person was sweating, sat in...
There is a person called The Nickel Trader, that sells obsolete folders and albums. They can be pricy sometimes, no longer being made. I just...
I'm hoping I have the right terminology, tilted collar clash? Someone please correct me though. This only happens on coins with reeding on the...
I've been trying Googles free Picassa lately with pretty good results after cropping small areas but found I cannot go past 300X w/o distortion....
I would like to welcome a new member @VFR. Just dragged him over kicking and screaming from Ebay. (just kidding) Have a good time her MD, that's...
Welcome and glad you decided to join us! Tom from Ebay.
And size only matters when it's for sale. The larger the better. But a cud is still a cud. I don't have anything to compare these with but I'm...
The first is definitely a die chip. The second looks as a die break, more progressive, later stage, with a chip. But I could be wrong. Both nice...
Very common plating bubbling and still a problem ever since. Not an error, just fairly normal on zinc cents plated in copper.
Only in Mint State 65 or better. Lesser a grade is under $1.00.
Yes, I did not include the newly discovered varieties.
I've come across a lot of silver plate also from the late 1800's that are monogrammed and very tough to figure out.
I could imagine that many millions of the 7 different varieties were squirreled away back then and still are. As happens when anything out of the...
I'm totally shuffling in the muck when I say this, but is it possible that the metal taken off the V was pressed into the coin during the strike?...
Your question about the possibility of all the run being miscut...is not likely. This is an issue with registration or the machinery being out of...
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