...grease. Looking at the overlay from maddieclashes.com the missing letters and date may have been caused by the flow of metal during the strike...
Is there any value to coins that are missing lettering?
I have some free time today, so I will start to research and ID my Baltimore haul. First: a coin that I (correctly) guessed was Indo-Parthian:...
...This is quite a task because many of them have mushy or missing letters that impossible to read. The two volume set of books by Jeffery North...
I found this 1941 wheat penny with missing letters like the I in Liberty across trust light strike on the 1 in the date l b in Liberty then on the...
Nice die cracks On the last pic, the missing letters are due to striking weakness, not a filled die. Notice how Lincoln's shoulder is on the...
It’s not terribly uncommon to be missing letters on legends. Keep in mind many engravers were illiterate and occasionally added, lost, or...
I do have some missing edge lettering coins.
...background in honor of our country's birthday. ;) If the missing letters preclude me from officially entering your contest Rob, then fell free...
This coin appears to have been damaged or double struck. There are some letters high on the Reverse that look like they don't belong. And some of...
There's quite a bit of information out there - a great place to find out more is from CTer @Valentinian site -...
Donna, Nice score with a well struck example of McAlee 681 :happy:! I totally agree with McAlee's interpretation of the Delta-Epsilon letters &...
I think I mentioned that I won a couple of coins at the May 5 Roma Numismatics auction. They arrived very quickly from the UK via DHL Express, and...
I thought it was sanded off but there is no dip in area missing picture and I can see letters fading into missing area.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Money Laundering? LOL what a joke for even a missing edge letters variety.
And while I'm at it, I've been itching for an excuse to post another similar find. This time Theodosius II. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1.6g; 15mm X 14; 0°...
Let me spill the dirt on John Anthony and JAZ Numismatics! Just you wait until you hear!!!! Well, he's actually terrific, and I'm kind of...
Perfect condition!! Very nice! Like the message for the counterfeit people. Ooops! Nice!
I purchased this from another CT member, @John Anthony, who mainly deals in ancients. I must say that it is a pleasure doing business with him....
Thanks! I also came up with 498, after trying to match the letters with an online list of ancient Greek numbers, but as you say the lettering is...
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