Possibly looks whitish because this is a clad coin and the punch could have gone through the copper shell and exposed the zinc. New ones would be...
If that's too old, here's one from 900 AD https://www.ebay.com/itm/202094683733?ul_noapp=true
Those wacky wizards at e-bay now bring us coins from the future! https://www.ebay.com/itm/202094681369?ul_noapp=true
Dang
@1916DMerc I am not a fan of darkly toned (black) coins either and have tried many times to "brighten" them. I have not been successful a single...
You are an evil person...:wideyed:
I think a few people on here have admitted to collecting them.
I mostly agree with you, but the explanation is that the inner drum is the perforated one that rotates and is contained within an outer drum which...
So...not too much moisture.
Maybe collect pieces of these: [ATTACH] Except pre 1965
Scientific humor is relatively rarely appreciated.
I've played with doing specific gravity or density, but the specialized equipment required to do good work is prohibitive.
"The former" means the first of two things offered while "The latter" (pronounced like ladder but with a t sound) means the second of two things...
Just ran into this on e-bay, a vendor that sells holed coins!...
@ibuycoinsoffebay I had noticed that for modern commemoratives, not for older coins.
Exactly what do you think a Vam is?
I want to hear it...Oops
Buy from someone on this forum and if it is fake we will never let them live it down...
It makes it easier if you tell us what you think you see.
My head hurts...
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