That is a very interesting 3 Cent Nickel error. I'm sure those are not common.
I assume you mean the edge is half smooth and half reeded. What you have is a coin that is made from two coins that have been planed down and...
Clean them if you like. You can make them very, very, very shiny. But the surfaces will be all scratched up and no real collector will want them.
I would call this an error and I think it would be a cool error coin to have.
Got any photos?
Sorry. I didn't mean to offend you if I did. Does my answer make sense? The coin went through the edge lettering machine twice. That would...
You are confusing terms, many of them. What you have is a coin that went through the edge letting machine twice. The edge lettering die was not...
Welcome to CoinTalk, Art. What you have is not a coin; is sounds like a silver bullion piece. It was made by a private mint and has no monetary...
He means:
:eek: NO!!!!! :eek: DON'T CLEAN YOUR COINS!!!!! By the way, welcome to the forum.
Post-Mint damage. If the large clip existed before the blank entered the upset mill the rim directly opposite the clip could not have been formed.
Yeah, I did that but I cannot see any detail. Sorry, can't help you with that photo.
Thanks for the photo but it is essentially useless because the coin is microscopic. All I can tell is it is a Lincoln Cent. Can you take a photo...
Let's assume your estimate of 300 billion coins total produced by the US Mint over its 217-year history (not 230 years) is accurate. With a...
63 RB That's a nice looking IHC. I especially like the reverse.
Currently is it illegal to melt cents and nickels. And it is illegal to export the coins to be melted. If you're saving bronze cents hoping to...
Are you sure it is genuine?
What do you mean by "barter"? Bartering is when, instead of using money, you trade an item or a service for an item or a service someone else has....
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My guess is the coins the kids stole in the original post are not a coin collection but rather common coins saved out of circulation. I bet the...
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