Wow! Nicely done! I found this in a bulk bag of Wheat cents in 2006. There was a gob of dirt covering the mintmark. Even so, I was excited to...
I used to post five or six posts (whatever I thought I needed, being aware of the 10 images/post limit), and then go back and fill them in with...
OR, we could pick up where this one ended (in 1500 AD), and go by decade from there every three days! So... 1510s... 1520s...1530s... etc. Since...
I think it was a great idea. And I think it should be done again, over the entire span of World coinage, from 7th century BC to the present, with...
And you ain’t the only one…
Added another set of photos I found to the original post. Kinda dark, but they do show the contrasting patina well.
Extra entry post for @Burton Strauss III
Extra entry post for @Randy Abercrombie
I like it! (And the meme the Zoid posted in reply is pretty funny.) :)
What a groovy idea! Dunno why that never occurred to me. If you win, I shall have to see how I can further your project, even beyond the offered...
I like that your type features the same bust that was used on the Confederate cent.
Nice CWT! I only have one in my collection right now, and it had to be a Monitor. :) [IMG] Though it is a BN (Brown) designated coin, it has...
Maybe even an MS66, on a good day? My 1881-S is an MS65, and appears to have a tiny bit more chatter in the left obverse field than yours does...
Mighty clean cheek. I'll say 65.
New QN giveaway, to be drawn April 1st. Twelve different counterstamped quarters plus a KS "RUST" error.
The RUST quarter pictured here is the actual one offered as a prize in this contest. In the last QN contest (QN13), I used these same pictures...
Contest status: CLOSED Drawing: (@Burton Strauss III won) Shipped 10 April 2023 Winner's notice of receipt This contest will be decided by a...
I like it. It has lots of character. My only Justinian I is a tremissis.
These overstrikes on Portuguese coins of this era are fun. I've had several (there are counterstamped ones, too).
@Seattlite86 - are you still in Europe?
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