It looks like post mint damage to me - the metal doesn't appear to flow into the clip.
I think I'll start my own hard currency and base it on agricultural commodities.
Coin collecting as a hobby monetarily is a great investment. Once you factor in the value of the alternative use of the money one spends on their...
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Longacre Doubling is not Mechanical Doubling - it is doubling that in most instances originates in a working hub. Therefore Longacre doubling can...
I suspected Longacre Doubling but the doubling being so prevelant on both sides of the device made me wonder.
Found this 1884 IHC at the coin shop yesterday. Doubling covers entire "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" Does anyone know of a variety listing for...
There are 60 different 1951-D RPMs listed by NCADD.
Coins tend to improve with age - wives - well -
The 1953-D looks like RPM001, WRPM001. Nice Find.
You learn something new everyday.
I thought strike damage just the similarities at the three points made me unsure. Thanks fellas.
My guess is unc.
I was doing what I call a quick inspection of some Buffalo Nickels through my stereoscope. I came accross the the first 1937 - putting it aside as...
I am no expert and certainly know less about coins than the folks at ANACS but the coin doesn't look to be repunched to me. The doubling on the...
Actually I am a proponent of people cleaning coins - all their work tends to increase the value of my collection without me doing a thing.
If it was a 45/38 - I'd expect to see some indication of the 4 over the 3. It is interesting.
As a side note - every coin struck is a variety. In theory diagnostics can be applied to a particular coin to attribute it as being struck by a...
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Although the mint has really increased striking production over the last 50 years - they haven't made much progress in extending die life....
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