What a stunner in the OP. Here's mine. A "bygone" now, alas, but I'll have another someday. Edit- aha! I see @kazuma78 (its new owner) already...
Indeed. Most liberal treasure laws in Europe, if not the world.
I've heard it said that ownership adds an average of 1.5 points to a coin's grade. ;)
I was startled to see a TIF appearance in a US coin thread.
Looks quite different on my phone than on the monitor I saw it on a few minutes ago. Mmmyeah... I don't think that 'un will straight-grade. :(...
I can't really judge the color from the photos there, but I'd say yeah, sure, it's worth a shot based on the detail, which appears to be in the...
Wondered about that. Noticed Liberty's hair was pretty smushy. Still wouldn't have gone much over 25 in my estimation, though. I'm utterly...
Wow, wow, wow.
There's plain ol' junk, and then there's ... junque. The latter can be quite fun. ;)
Not an ancient, but fun... "Weird Wellington & The Penguin Lady": bizarre folk art carving on 1811-13 Canadian "Marshal Wellington" halfpenny...
Oh, I just noticed this is a @CircCam post. Small wonder it's a coin with eye appeal far exceeding the grade. ;)
I'm on the fence between VF20 and -25, but voted 20 to err on the side of conservatism. Regardless of the technical grade, the toning makes that...
The grinding pattern is pretty wild looking.
Great avatar!
Dueling scar. ;)
While the coin in the OP was deliberately damaged, it doesn't seem to have been a specific attack on the portrait of Faustina, as mentioned , so...
Wow. "NEW ORK". No trace at all of the missing "Y". Reminds me of a certain loveable 1970s TV alien played by Robin Williams in his breakout...
I just gave a set of six mint postcards from that celebration to @Aethelred. Sadly, I did not get a chance to image them, or I'd post them here....
No, it is a ground-down zinc cent. Heavily damaged and not an error.
@Collect89 - your prize is a choice of any item from my Pick Bin list. (Allow that link a few moments to load.) Let me know what catches your...
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