Since most of us will never own a genuine Continental Currency piece, that medal would be a nice substitute.
It looks like #2 to me. The 'cat's eye ' center to the mintmark looks right too. also, each mintmark position has a corresponding die rotation.
Thanks Chris! Happy hunting!
Catbert, your '93 Barbers are great coins! It will take a while to find a half that is up to the challenge! Anyone else have a guess as to...
consists of 2 coins. I decided I wanted a PL one and a toned one. No special dates (although one is a CC) I just wanted the right "look." So...
I believe the coin in the o.p. has 'unusual' toning, but it's really not to my taste. I'm sure it will find a home somewhere, though..
I really like the look of that nickel, would be a standout in an album!
Man, that green and magenta is WILD!
Your coin appears to have nice luster and some attractive toning-- I like it! If you can get the camera parallel to the coin that will show a...
Neat coin, and I like the reverse design. Interesting that one was found in Williamsburg, items like that are often useful for dating features...
Got a new addition to my Barber type set today... have the dime, quarter, and half... anyone care to guess what it is? (Hint: mintage of 500,000)
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Very well written and illustrated, I learned a few new things tonight-- thanks!
Vast quantities of Morgans were stored, uncirculated, in Treasury bank vaults until 1962 when the govt. started releasing them to the public....
Can you adjust your camera's white balance? That should yield a more accurate color. The base of my copy stand is a neutral gray, so that's what...
Nice! Looks like it has the original tab toning. One that the dippers didn't get to!
It looks closer to 45 to me, but I could see it as a 50.
Mine is a 1-B; Lehigh had attributed it on another thread. This has been very interesting reading, a thread worth a bookmark! [IMG] [IMG]
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