So, the 79 of the OP is a "bookend"?
I'm lazy so I'll just ask...why roach?
no
But I say 932 angels can dance on the head of a pin.
Bought this as an Uncirculated, but opened the scuffed up case and thought it might be a proof: [ATTACH]
We gotta' share the load:)
Want to define plated and clad?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm seems vaguely familiar..........
Let's be Frank...I'll be Frank today and you can be Frank tomorrow. :)
Possibly looks whitish because this is a clad coin and the punch could have gone through the copper shell and exposed the zinc. New ones would be...
If that's too old, here's one from 900 AD https://www.ebay.com/itm/202094683733?ul_noapp=true
Those wacky wizards at e-bay now bring us coins from the future! https://www.ebay.com/itm/202094681369?ul_noapp=true
Dang
@1916DMerc I am not a fan of darkly toned (black) coins either and have tried many times to "brighten" them. I have not been successful a single...
You are an evil person...:wideyed:
I think a few people on here have admitted to collecting them.
I mostly agree with you, but the explanation is that the inner drum is the perforated one that rotates and is contained within an outer drum which...
So...not too much moisture.
Maybe collect pieces of these: [ATTACH] Except pre 1965
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