While laminations are common enough on Wheat cents, I think that in this case, poor old Abe just got a punch in the nose from something....
The WW2 commemorative is neat. Hadn't seen that one before.
Thanks. I hadn't gotten around to Googling on the subject yet.
No, I get those when I wake up from the dream where I'm being chased by sentient tacos with sombreros and teeth and legs to chase me with.
No, I mean the "V75" counterstamps, not the QN ones. I should have referred to them as "privy marks", I suppose. The word "counterstamps" was...
That's some good work, @msucog!
I think I shall have to give up my nonexistent dreams of joining the Olympic track team now... *sigh*
Well, now that's interesting. I haven't the faintest idea, unfortunately.
But a SUPER cool change find, nonetheless.
Likewise. The Commonwealth and Billie3 shillings as well. The Shah Jahan rupee is lovely. That's an understatement, considering one of them was...
Sixth (and hopefully final) round of vein surgery on my legs. Went fine. I’ve had worse root canals at the dentist. Walked out under my own...
Item #1 on my birthday agenda: get this over with. :facepalm: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] At least there was a nice painting on the wall to focus on....
One gets used to it.
Thanks, y’all. The Robotic Peter T. Davis also sent birthday wishes as usual, but @cpm9ball seems to have become a competent human Birthday...
Yup. And the strainer basket thing at the top where they pour the coins in, too.
What about with the counterstamps?
I love that “treasure hoard” group shot! (Oops- made a dangerous typo in the word “shot”. Good thing I caught it, or I’d have had to put on my...
I once saw a fake 1856 Flying Eagle cent- a replica which had been deliberately damaged to conceal and mostly remove the COPY stamp on the...
The coin above, once again: [IMG] [IMG] The real deal, courtesy of CoinFacts: [IMG] The first: Beijing, early-21st century. The second:...
Yes. The numerals in the date look a bit "off", among other things. At first glance, it was hard for me to determine if this was a fake, or just...
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