I don't have any extra information about them, but I know I do have one. I don't remember what the host coin is.
You have the common variety. The answer to the error question can be anwered by looking at the picture of the type shown in the Krause book....
The brass plated cents were created when zinc planchets got stuck in the plating barrel they would dissolve and contaminat the plating solution....
<Sometimes,a letter or two is mistakenly omitted,& the die passes the inspection process through an oversight.> Very unlikely on a modern die....
My initial guess is that it is a fake. That opinion is based on the crudeness of the engraving of Victoria. It isn't much more than a caricature.
<The 98, to my knowledge, is the most scarce and after searching hundreds of rolls in 2001 I only managed to find one!> The 1999 is the rare one.
<I found it very interesting that an obvious instructor would encourage students to alter US coinage. I thought that was illegal?> Nope, it is...
The coin has been damaged, and the damage occured after the coin became heavily worn. Notice the edges of the area. While the rest of the coin...
Not too likely, there is only one confirmed piece and a second rumored one. The piece shown in this thread is owned by Ken Bressett, former ANA...
Ok, The Prosperity token is from Norwich in the ounty of Norfolk England. The D&H # is either 23 or 24 depending on whether the figures is...
The Prosperity to Old England is a Conder token. I don't have my Index of Legends books with me so I can't tell you which one yet. I should be...
That's NOT Macedonia. That's from Bermania and celebrates the 1998 wedding of the King Allen Bergman. Allen Bergman is a dealer in foreign and...
Is the strike a little weak? If so they could be striations from the rolling mill left on the surface of the original planchet that haven't been...
They look normal to me as well.
Your Camac Kyan & Camac token is from Dublin Ireland. There are a fair number of different varieties of that token.
I'm fairly sure that there is at least one oher classic commemorative half dolar that was designed by a woman. Plus don't forget about the modern...
The apparent thickness of the 1981 is an illusion. The 1981 is simply better struck which has allowed the edge to fill in more fully. If you...
Hawkeye, it really depends on what you are looking for. Common coins like Franklin halves are probably not a good item (Except for the super high...
A "type" coin means an inexpensive example of a given design. It simply means "A representative example of this coin type.". So all of the...
Another oldie Got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill an I know a spot right over the hill there's ice cold pop and the dancing is free so...
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