Yes that is what I meant. And yes that is what is going on with your coin. And yes it is common. You can literally see the zinc showing through....
Yup that's a centaur and amazing.
It's split plating. Since the cent planchets are plated before striking, the strike can cause the plating to pull away and into the devices. Not...
Post this on CU and see how many people lose their minds that you lost the CAC sticker;)
Probably wouldn't call them the Holy Grail but the educational 1$, 2$, and 5$ notes seem to be the prettiest notes ever made in my opinion. Not my...
Zombie Thread!!! Kill it with fire!
I agree with above statements. I'd be leery. I only have Gordian III's as well, but I get bored with that typical Gordian denarius style. My...
Here are mine: AR Nero Tetradrachm from Antioch [ATTACH] AE 22 Nero provincial from Miletos [ATTACH]
These things are going for stupid money on ebay right now.
Have you tried dihydrogen monoxide?? How about acetic acid... Or maybe sodium chloride.... Combine all three with a penny.... and get a cleaned...
Yeah, yours is copper. The one I posted is silver and unique as in one in existence.
it was smashed
My vote is post mint damage. Someone was bored.
So this is a more personal grail for me. This is a Nova Constellatio pattern which I was lucky enough to see in person back in 2017 at the Denver...
I cant even begin to afford it, but I still think it's the prettiest coin ever made, in my own opinion.
Um, no... You might be thinking of the 1964 Peace dollar which may or may not exist. However any Peace Dollar minted between 1921 thru 1935 is...
This is a problem with this list. I am not a high end collector by any means, yet I own 2 coins on this list: My 1909 S VDB [ATTACH] My 1921...
For that money, there are better 1884 O Morgans out there IMO.
Chinese fake.
That's funny you post this, as I was just looking to buy the One Penny variety the other day. My problem is that I found out some pieces...
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