My recent branch into ancient coins has lead me to some reading, browsing articles on Roman coinage, etc. I just threw out a bid, and 3 weeks...
I have a couple of those. If you're interested maybe I can find them for you.
May be real, but if its been manipulated in any way it becomes just a gag gift, aka a novelty. What did you expect?
Looks like a novelty to me.
Damage.
Crimper damage. Very common coin. Not sure who pioneered this term on here but DEFDAM :/ not a strikethrough.
Ha. I was going to crack this joke but came back a half-hour later to see you beat me to it.
My advice... Keep that. That would be a centerpiece of my collection- the fact it was a gift from someone who cared enough to gift it to you says...
You're very welcome, Tiggy! Welcome to CoinTalk :)
Didn't help that she had my teenage father back in 1989... Either way, The coin is probably still in that lab. I bet this years sophomores and...
We also had to scrape them, too. Little sandpaper scratches on the rim for ours. May explain why there is a lack of a rim on this example?
Wasn't my choice. They re-used ones from the year before, and my older-lady teacher refused to admit that other coins were copper and not zinc....
This was used in a high school project, I believe. They take an iron compound, and I think a sodium-iodine solution and drop the penny in it. It...
TD bank doesn't give out rolls anymore without a commercial account. The credit union does where I live, but they aren't obligated to do it. If...
If a Kanye West one comes around I'm grabbing it ASAP! :)
By the way... That second picture there is awesome. I love the way it shows the background there.
Yep. lots of issues in this years set... But, sometimes it gives it some character, too. I believe the W cents have a couple scuffs around...
There are a lot of niche facebook groups... Maybe find one of metallurgists and ask them? Maybe they could attest! Here is one which seems to be...
This is a typical coin. Not anything special. Knowing how a coin is made is important in this scenario. If the arrow was "stamped multiple times"...
Green is both hideous, and beautiful on copper at the same time.
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