The one on the right is just more circulated..a little more worn and some latent grime. The left one is damaged…machine wrapper scoring.
@Fred Weinberg …Congratulations on your retirement, Fred. I can say that in the 4 years I’ve been a member here, there have been about 30 top...
Great finds!…now take some ibuprofen, take a break to let it kick in or go soak in your hot tub. It is way fun CRH but you gotta pace yourself....
I’m putting all the keepers in Airtite capsules. I bought 50 prepping for just this sort of find. With all the really nice BU dates in these 3...
@Pjtowks …Go to doubleddie.com and read everything…especially the section about how dies are made. Once you understand this, you will know that...
Among the other coins in my brothers safe that I inherited in Aug. '19 were 6 rolls of Kennedy Halves. I catagorized/processed 3 rolls about 6...
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Machine doubling of incused letters. Look up Section VI at error-ref.com.
Have to go with MS65…and I think I see doubling on the OWN/CROWN. This is a very nice coin…Spark
Back to the drawing board, Charles. Looks like your camera moved when you took the pic. Figure out how to stabilize it so your pics are clear....
Had set aside some wheat ears found 2 years ago, wheat ears from 1919-1958, about 200 coins. Going through them the past few weeks, finding a few...
@expat …I too have found abnormal bookmarks in books. A few have been currency. The best currency was a $20 bill, about 40 years ago. My...
For those that don’t know, the Montessori method encourages young children to develop natural interests and activities, rather than normal,...
Okay, I’ll use 3 Ds next time…Spark
@Wade Elliott ….go to error-ref.com, Part VI Striking Errors for more information about incused lettering and numerals. The site will set you...
The word is incused. The deterioration of the die no longer depresses into the planchet at the worn spots. Incomplete letters. On UNUM, the...
Agree to DD, but looks as well like just normal wear for its’ age. I see no doubling.
Well, as far as sliding goes…the coin is locked into a collar, then struck, then kicked out of the press. Depending on the age of the die, the...
Die Deterioration…just a best guess. Dude…you need to tell us/ask us a specific question. Don’t make us guess what you mean.
You should have twigged to 2 things, both of which would have saved you much time and confusion. 1. If you understood how dies are made you...
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