Pictures would tell if this is a split cent or acid treated. There is no mention if there is a design on both sides.
Would a coin look like this if it were struck on a planchette that somehow missed the upset mill? Could such a thing actually happen?
[ATTACH] Here is a multinational good luck money wall
I am guessing that there is no way to tell whether the obverse or reverse die was the one that was rotated. That being said, do we just use the...
Funnny timing.... the Chinese restaurant I mentioned in my previous post changed hands and all the old notes are gone. The new owners have started...
There are displays like this here in NJ. Locally in the Bridgewater area there is one at a local Portuguese restaurant and another at a Chinese...
Thanks everyone for your input. I will keep this coin and start a woody collection.
Thanks for the reference. Although the S has a similar die chip, none of the other devices match up. I wonder if I am imagining things that are...
I am terrible when it comes to determining if a coin has doubling or over mint marks (unless they are very very obvious). The coin I have...
Entry post I think this year I will run for president of my local coin club!
Maybe it was struck on a defective planchette. Looks like it is about to split. Would be a great coin if it did split.
I like the love tokens that were engraved by someone who was not an engraver. It takes a lot of time, patience, and love to make one of these if...
OK, i’m Giving up on trying to figure out which doubling I can see on a cent. If the cent is circulated (which almost all of mine are) I don’t...
It is either a printing “error” (if the back side is properly centered), or a cutting “error” (if the back is also off center). However, on this...
Here are some birthday notes I have collected over the years. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The pawn shop was in business long before the TV show. There was/is enough business to support three families. Apparently there are enough people...
Could you post a picture of the back side. If it is off by the same amount it would be a cutting "error". If the reverse is centered it would be...
I am not so sure about zinc rot. Is it possible the it is from a ragged clip from an end of roll strip?
I met the “beard of knowledge” at a coin show in Vegas a while back. One hell of a nice guy and VERY knowledgeable.
By two different coins do you mean two different dates or mintmarks? If they are the same date and mintmark they could have been produced by the...
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