At least one type of which might become familiar to some in the future, when the winners of these drawings open their envelopes... I did mention...
I didn’t seriously think Doug or Peter was the Quarter Master (that musing was a bit tongue-in-cheek), but the riddle has me guessing just like...
You’re welcome. Now, about that bag full of Celtic gold staters you promised me... ;) (Joking, everyone. I gave that testimonial of my own free...
@Evan Saltis - You asked about the hosting site for my new galleries. I highly recommend CollecOnline. It is a quantum leap beyond...
I would submit that Asian chopmarks could be considered counterstamps. Same process- different alphabet and term, is all. A subset of the wider...
If you stuck me on a desert island with a solar-powered MP3 player that could only play one single piece of music on repeat, Bach’s 3rd...
Good question. I don’t know. I’ve always been of the “crack it out before sending it off to another TPG” school of thought. Only this year did...
Nice Lord’s Prayer piece, especially if it’s hand-engraved. PS- I just noticed the 1944 date. So a WW2 trench art piece, perhaps. Trench art...
It took a hit there. My main question is whether it’s .900 silver or .400 silver clad. A look at the edge can easily determine that. Worth the...
Soft strike. Maybe grease related, as mentioned.
This has long been one of my favorite modern commemorative designs, and not just because of Dolly’s décolletage.
Better! Nice conservation attempt. Pax vobiscum and all that.
The dime with the clad partially pulled back had that done by PMD- post-mint damage. The anomalies around the date on the cent are also PMD -...
Learning to tell the difference between an error that happened at the mint during the manufacturing process- which sometimes carries a premium- is...
Yes, appears to be a shooting medal. Good work, @thomas mozzillo. The main question in my mind is whether it is struck in base metal or gold, or...
Pick an appropriate category (forum). At the top of each you should see a blue “Post new thread” button. From there you may proceed the same as...
Not necessarily even a jerk deliberately defacing them. Just life in circulation, is all. Coins sometimes have a hard life out there in the world.
Oops, there’s another. Damage on the latest dime, too. Read my previous message.
That one (edit- the last cent) has damage (nicks) and perhaps a touch of zinc rot as well. Now that you have the knack of uploading photos, you...
BTW, @Tori L Bock - welcome! Come and join one or more of the new giveaways, if you’re in the mood.
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