I too am a former junk box junkie.
True, I'll imagine it was rather zealously guarded even at the time, then.
I'm not sure we'll ever know what kind of machinery did that, but as far as badly damaged coins go, that one is kinda neat.
Modern NCLT always has some kind of gimmick these days, doesn't it? Mind you, I'm not saying there's necessarily anything wrong with that....
I agree. I'm even dubious of the silver content.
Obvious Chinese fake. ROFL. She does have a rather large schnoz there, doesn't she? Yep! Though this detail eluded me at first glance. They...
Frosty, the Quarter, was a very pretty coin :singing: (I'll let you figure out which tune to sing that line to. I don't want it stuck in my...
Is this another off-metal strike or silver pattern? Doesn't look like gold. As to the grade, I dunno. I'd go 65 at least.
Wow! Half sovereign pattern in silver... wouldn't that have been in danger of being confused for a sixpence, perhaps, had it escaped into...
Bump, to move the active contests to the top, and send some of the now-locked older ones down the list.
@Bradley Trotter messaged me to say he had received the prize, so I will now lock this thread.
I’ll try to do the drawing on this round sometime tomorrow (Sunday) night. Or Monday morning, if not.
An 1827 large cent with severe environmental damage. Interesting how the original surface survived in a few patches. But yes, it’s a clipped...
… and only one of them threw up! :cat: Yay?
Back to that "Fly" Eagle. It's a crazy-nice example. I've only owned one UNC in 45 years of collecting, and it was UNC details... with a hole in...
Wow! That's one sweet Flyer you've got there! Congrats! (I'm not a fan of PCGS' "Fly Eagle" abbreviation on the label, though.)
I would have laughed, considering it's not designated as a proof on the label. Silly seller, decided to declare it as a proof. But then I saw...
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