It is an exciting find...your hands must have been shaking when you took these pictures. LOL My first modern variety was the 2000 WAM. Fun find...
Fun when members get the chance to post those oldies. I don't search halves, but the last Franklins I snagged from the wild was back in 1985.
Looks like it but the photos are just out of focus enough not to confirm. Have a look at the markers here - 1950s1mm001 Die Variety Information -...
[ATTACH] Unfortunately, this picture was rushed and doesn't capture it fairly. A bit outside my budget at that time, but fun to see a grand...
Go to Cuds on Coins to identify your specimen - Lincoln Cent Die Breaks Called “BIE” : Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com) Look under BIE cents -...
Might be feeder finger damage.
You are likely right on the weight. A worn cent, doing its job 100+ years later. Kentucky is right about the coins...especially older ones....
Keeps the heart racing though!!
Oldest for me was an 1876 specimen. Close...but just close.
I'm actually working on a CRH Dateless Buffalo Whitman coin folder. Affectionately known as my Pickled Nickel collection. I had accumulated 3-4...
It is one of those alluring specimens that collectors just have to have. An exciting date to own - [ATTACH]
In commercials in New England...Hood is Good! Especially their eggnog.
This was the most interesting Jefferson Nickel DDR - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It’s been a busy start to 2023, but here is a dime from the 2022 pocket change hunts. I found 6DDRs but this was the best one - [ATTACH]...
I did a little browse through some old photos - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Some earlier photos before my shoebox setup. But for your reference....
From what I see, its usually grease filled to a point where the devices are less filled out and appear flatter.
If he kept digging, maybe even the car. :-)
Mr. Ed - have you experimented with longer soaks in distilled water for those bronze/copper cents? Given the number of your finds, I suspect it's...
As @Mountain Man has posted, here is a twist that might be useful to you - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] An old shoebox, pill...
MD with a hit to the date. Pretty common damage.
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