The 2 is a little hard to make out, but the snowman shaped 8 tells me it's a small date. Regardless whether it's a SD or LD, both Philly issues...
I already see an error. You have a New Hampshire quarter at the end of your full roll of Massachusetts coins :D (sorry, couldn't resist) You...
Do you think there's any possibility that it could be copper chloride or copper sulfate or some combination of "stuff"? Many times, you can't...
As @johnmilton said the value depends on the specific variety. I'm only a novice when it comes to IDing colonials and I don't have access to my...
Lamination errors are relatively common in war nickels. Yours is small and the coin isn't in great condition, so I don't think it adds any extra...
Or maybe it was just some kid that used the vise on his Grandfathers work bench to squeeze coins together to see what would happen. (Not saying...
To clarify your post, die deterioration doubling and mechanical doubling are different. MD can occur on a new die as well as an old die. It's...
I work in the technical ceramics field, so porcelain notgeld is on of the few things where my hobby and career overlap. And like @medoraman wrote,...
Some more notgeld in the original boxes. These might be better called porcelain medals, but I lump them in with notgeld [ATTACH]
Sorry P&G. I'm not going to have access to them not my reference books for about a week.
I was digging through some boxes and came across this, so I thought I'd share it with the group. This is a set from Saxony in the original box....
I thought an expert, Mike Diamond, already have his opinion in post #60 and said it was PMD? Why must you continue with this nonsense about...
US bookshelf. Bottom row is primarily significant auction catalogs [ATTACH] Anceint, medieval, and world bookshelf [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I wouldn't get too hung up on the low level components in a handheld XRF test. These units use an algorithm that measures the energy level of of...
Sorry, but that is not a 1. Just some type of damage on a well circulated coin
Please don't make this complicated. The quarter is a cast, pot metal counterfeit. Nothing more. (Still a cool find) As a knowledgeable error...
Laminations are due to the mixing problems or voids in the alloy. Read about it here http://www.error-ref.com/?s=Lamination
Absolutely. There are many silver fakes on alibaba. Your coin also happens to one that is commonly counterfeited I don't like the weakness in...
No, I think some people don’t respect your opinions because of the way you treated Mike Diamond in another thread. When He didn’t you give you...
Take a cruise around V Coins. If you see something you like, search the site for others like it. That will give you a rough idea of the retail...
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