I'd say its a Japanese plichinko (sp) parlor token. Analogous to a US video game token.
I haven't seen the gold one, but I have handled one of the silver ones.
There is only one die STATE, there are three different VARIETIES, only one of which is actually accepted as the true 1922 no D cent.
I've been trying to understand the availability of the 96 bust cent for years. This coin is MUCH scarcer that its mintage would make it seem to...
Same errors you would look for on any coin, clips, major die breaks, off-centers, partial collars, double strikes, laminations, planchets split...
Apparently ANACS uses just four lines of printing on their labels. If the description of problems extends into the fourth line thay drop the barcode.
The three cent silvers also show a tremendous number of die clashes as well. I would suspect that the reason for the clashes is twofold. One the...
He may very well be partially right. I do not believe the 2001 halves were offered for sale in 2001, The way I recall it the mint sat on them...
Looks like the "chopmarks" were made with an engraving pen.
Yah eBay gets fees, but what's the maximum they'll get five bucks? And they would get that anyway even if no one bid. I think $5 is the maximum...
I think it is a very attractive coin, S-273 large 7/6 common but popular. The coin is porous though so PCGS, NGC, and ICG would bodybag it....
That is an overly worn die. The rippled effect is caused by the metal flow over the surface of the die by the planchets during the strike....
Grading company's been around for five years.
It's a DCGS (Digital Coin Grading Service) holder without the feet! (Or the frosted fields of the slab.) DCGS came out with that idea five years ago.
Very good, that is pretty much exactly what it is. The plastic often carries a slight film of oil known as mold slip. It is a thin oil that is...
Snowman gets it. This bill is simply aimed at providing a plum for a constituent business. Providing a source of copper for a local metal refiner.
I don't think so. The marks look too far apart and too large to me.
That's die erosion. There may be some mechanical doubling damage in there as well
Yes they do exist. Probably the most famous example are the 1970-D dime stock quarters. A roll of clad strip that had been rolled down to the...
When Barr left office after just 30 days any people thought note with his signature would be rare and so they hoarded them. I'm sure there are...
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