I'd imagine that the two areas opposite each other are damage. Doesn't look like it happened at the mint.
Circulation strike.
You think you could get us updated photos? And good pics of the areas in question?
I am unable to find the half cent, I was more thinking free unless it is sold as irreparable damage.
These are sweet pieces of our history. Thanks for reviving the thread. Very cool!
That's a give away, I will photo one that was given to me. Give me a minute.
I dug this one up years ago. It might need to go in my pocket for a few weeks. To actually make CirCam, By the way anyone heard from...
I say keep it around as a reminder of what not to do with or too a coin. Claw posted what they are supposed to look like.
Do you still have this coin? The rim above E is pretty interesting.
The surfaces are destroyed. It resembles a half cent, I think.
A pic of the rev. is definitely helpful. I see an altered coin, however it came into someone's possession. It's interesting to me but I know...
I like the slab pick. Nice Circam.
Even though I missed the correct attribution the first time, my point of posting was to peak interest, and give those reading the tools to...
This is not an S/D. If we look at the positioning, MM still doesn't fit. The position is close but there is more of a tilt to the S on both coins...
Another nice one Mark!
What I have been told about this process is that the coins used aren't very easy to locate in most instances. Not to mention the right coins for...
The post wasn't made to keep anything in balance, the post was made to let everyone know that Dan is very well known around all the social circles...
Definitely a Zinc. Cool find Mark!
This has always baffled me, why some folks don't see that @dcarr has worked on occasion very closely with the US Mint. The continual repetitive...
@wxcoin I agree more study and searching is definitely going to be required. If PCGS is used there are 198 in FS. But like I said before some of...
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