I concur with VF30.
Ditto- doesn't look like a proof to me.
Wholesome and handsome old copper.
Yes, it appears that it is indeed a minor clipped planchet. It's a Chinese Republic coin from the early 1900s; likely dating from the 'teens to...
It is STILL a nice coin, and possibly worth almost as much for being a superb love token as it would’ve been if it were an undamaged Bust half....
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Wow, that's a nice one. Not an inexpensive coin!
Boy, howdy, wouldn't it? Especially if they had been those newfangled quarters from later in the year, with the underdressed Lady Liberty on 'em!...
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Yes, do.
Crusader States (Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus): silver gros petit of Henry II, ca. 1285-1324 Ex-CNG, 2019, Ex-J. Schulman, Amsterdam, 1939. [IMG]...
I didn’t consider that. Yeah, the steps would be more “smooshy” on a business strike, wouldn’t they.
Exactly. Detectorists are familiar with that look. Here is a legitimate missing clad layer on a 2001-P dime I once had. The obverse got struck...
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