So, if I am not mistaken, the US Mint has struck many coins for other countries. Should these be considered US coins? Try and spend one and see...
Experiment...rubbing a coin that has some residue on it is just rubbing that residue all over the coin. Look at it like this, if your new car got...
OMG...I now have a "Wildman"
The Franklin Mint is still in business.
Agree, I just got a batch of "dated" buffalo nickels in which half or more had that brownish nic-a-date discoloration. They went back!
Hunt as much as I can, I ain't gonna fine gold!
I think it is glue. The 1978 date is backwards and a 1978 cent would weigh 3.1 g, a 1994 cent should weigh 2.5 g
Hey, @Paran0IdPsych0 , welcome to CT. How old and where are you? Different kind of owl, here's one I got recently[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Usually referred to here as PMD or Post Minting Damage. A nice hit in the right place can do that.
Entry Post Gotta go with Alexander's Ragtime Band [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
well-placed hit that severed and pushed a T Fun stuff
Nickels are HARD...I made a half-hearted attempt at a hobo nickel and failed miserably!
Yup, just look at the list of ingredients...for table salt you buy in the grocery, it often contains something like sodium aluminosilicate as an...
Crappy Zincoln :)
Abrasive if dissolved !!!???
See, this is where you guys get me in trouble...I had to look on e-bay and a cheap one is selling soon...save me from myself :)
Actually in the "Silver And Gold Penny" experiment, most sites recommend "cleaning" the pennies with a mixture of vinegar and table salt! Other...
So long ago, I think I bought it on e-bay and it came in an envelope that said 1965, and just didn't have the seal. The coins are nice, just no...
The crud in the center might be old glue. Perhaps the second head fell out.
Junk box
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