Yeah, they were all pretty rough. No gems in the bunch that I bought.
The planchet-making process for Cents is a bit different. Zinc is rolled out into a sheet and the blanks are punched out and then the blanks are...
That's right. Blanks are flat with no rim because they have only been punched out of the sheet of metal. These are Type 1. Blanks are fed into an...
WHERE are the pics?
The Error Coins Forum may not be the best place for your thread. You are talking about a variety, not an error.
I hope you didn't pay very much for them.
It is simply a planchet that bypassed the coin press. Definitely a cool find but not worth slabbing.
It looks to me like something has been applied to the reverse of the coin, perhaps wax, paraffin, rubber. The details of the coin are clearly...
You may have the Red Book version. Rick Snow's 4-volume set of attribution guides for FECs and IHCs are very detailed and have lots of photos. He...
Yes. The semi-circular line is PMD. Likely caused by a coin counting machine or roll crimper.
That's another way of saying, "Buy the book before the coin."
That is one of the ways I learn. Works for me.
You may be right but I am looking at the registration form for the 2011 ANA Summer Seminar and where they ask for your ANA member number it...
General, Good photos are needed to give you good answers. Your photos are not good. Below are a few things you can do to improve your photography...
ANA occasionally offers a mini-seminar entitled 'The Modern Minting Process / US Minting Errors and Varieties" at Summer Seminar. James Wiles is...
For the record, the 1942/1 Dime is a variety, not an error.
The second decimal is redundant (and incorrect).
I think I still have a pair of socks I bought in 1981.
Count me in. Spend it.
For the record, the correct term is 'Doubled Die', not 'Double Die'. (One of my pet peeves.)
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