Have lots of fun but it’s too far for me.
Metal termites
Sure did :)
I need a few but this is my best one. It’s definitely not in my Whitman’s folder. A 1917 Type 1, No Stars Below the Eagle. Only minted in 1916 and...
Another hole filled in my Whitman’s Type Set. An 1854 with arrows at the date. As with the Liberty Seated Dimes there are a number of varieties in...
This was the last year of the Seated Dimes. The Barber series started in 1892. This is a Variety 4 Resumed, with Weight Standard of Variety 5. It...
When you see something out of the normal on a coin ask yourself, How could this have occurred at the mint during the minting process? I think you...
It’s damaged
Definitely damaged after it left the mint.
Judging from the lack of scrapes it wasn’t there long. Nice find.
Take warm clothes. I’ve been in areas around there that still have snow in August.
You stated Gold Five Pound. I bet you wish that was a gold coin that weighs five pounds. :smuggrin:
The mint mark is definitely damaged but it still looks like a rpm to me but then, I’m not a collector of those.
5 1/2 years later as this is an old thread I must ask what you are referring to.
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