As @Collecting Nut said, it is not worth the effort. The green is where the micro thin copper has reacted to atmospheric conditions, and the dark...
ENTRY POST Coin A is my choice, Roman Provincial (Antioch on Orontes): bronze Æ22 of Antoninus Pius, ca. 138-161 AD If the Spanish Postal Service...
There are so many of these nonsensical rhymes. Been 50 years since we used to chant them at break at school. See what I miss in this one, as much...
The collar is the 3rd die, creating the reeded edge and will wear and deteriorate just like the obv and rev dies do.
Now that you have read the excellent explanation above you can understand @eddiespin 's joke.
One fine day in the middle of the night Two dead men got up to fight Back to back they faced each other Drew their swords And shot each other
Well done @Kurisu a great win, enjoy. @lordmarcovan many thanks for a great contest
@Kentucky congratulations on your win. Enjoy those lovely coins
Congrats @Good Cents and thanks as always to @lordmarcovan for your time
Late 1982 the composition of Lincoln cents was changed from 95% copper to a solid core made of Zinc covered with a micro thin layer of copper....
What makes you ask about value?
Nice example
Some people are only now complying with the anti money laundering, and anti fraud laws which have been in place for some years. We have been...
Good for you. Constructive criticism can be hard to take sometimes, but when it is offered with sound advice like reading the links provided to...
MS 65*
Really looking forward to following this great thread. I think I can play maybe 8 times from the whole list, if I manage to post at the right...
Excellent images. It sure looks like a DD now, well done
I can't see any doubling and no strike through of EPU. There is considerable damage to the rim and the P of EPU where it looks like it was scraped...
Those close ups certainly support it. I know new varieties can be found, but with 9 years of circulation and over 600 million struck it would be a...
As you show no reverse image, if it looks like it is struck through that is what it is called, a strike through, but images would be needed to...
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