This question is primarily for @physics-fan3.14 but obviously all opinions are gladly received. I got this from my sister in Vancouver today, she...
IMO learning about these subjects (and I do not know all), is an interesting and important part of coin collecting
I posted my quote/opinion early on if you look as per the request in the initial post by the OP. This thread was derailed long before my last post.
https://doubleddie.com/ http://varietyvista.com/ http://www.lincolncentresource.com/ these sites and many others have good info about the minting...
It's not a crack, it is as stated, a lamination
I am going back to the start to re-read the title of this thread. I really do not recall it being about pissing contests
I am going with worn die / overlapping reeding on coin 3
Japan 1964 Commemorative issue 1000 Yen. , Olympic games. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
King Olaf of Norway 25th anniversary of reign Currency Krone (1875-date) Composition Silver (.925) Weight 24.7 g Diameter 33.0 mm Thickness 3.43...
Or just the 4 characters of the date in an ever spiralling hall of broken mirrors
This Isle of Man Tercentenary commemorative has 214 visible characters. Would be more but some of the coin images on rev[ATTACH] [ATTACH] erse are...
This was part of a collection I inherited in December. Here is what little I know about it. German medal commemorating 100 years of the Olympic...
1952 South Africa 5 Shillings. Silver .500. 300th anniversary of the founding of Capetown [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1972 France. 5 Francs [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This numista page shows the variety types and the mintage figures for each variety https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7396.html
Took a really heavy hit. Almost went clear through the coin
These were all the rage to collect when we were kids in the 60's. Many were taken out of circulation, drilled and turned into necklaces. Shame...
2002 Greece. 1 Euro. A reproduction of an antique tetradrachma (showing an owl) from Athens about 490 BC is accompanied with the face value and...
2008 Malta, 20 Euro cent [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
3 pages so far and only a handful of posters with their own descriptive opinion or attributing a description to another source. Nitpicking over...
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