Yes, they're the subject of many people's searches.
It's just a worn-out coin. Likely worn out by artificial means, as @paddyman98 indicated.
Classy frame! Regrets? I've got plenty. These are just a few. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Like all post-1982 cents, it is plated in copper over a zinc core. That's what's corroding and causing the pitting on the reverse. Zinc is a...
Looks AU58 to me. A slider.
That little "S" is quite intriguing. I am 99% sure it is not an error, but rather something done outside the mint (a counterstamp). Why is the...
The 1923 dollar looks normal to me, but feel free to post it on the Errors forum.
Hi, Dillon. Welcome. You'll need to review Rule #2 in the introduction to make your entry valid. I'll reset your post so you can edit it.
Right up @TIF's alley, that. Alas, I am sorely lacking in unconventional-critter conveyances. She put 'em on my radar, though. I shall have to...
No commemorative US dollars in that period, either, but Canadian is a different story.
Yep, as mentioned, that's the tool I've been using to create them in the first place. Somebody on the Ancients forum pointed it out a while back,...
Welcome, @Wendyru. Your loupe question is coin-related enough to satisfy Rule 2, so you're in! As to your question, there was a thread about that.
I agree with you most of the time about white backgrounds. That's my least favorite of the three simpler options shown here, but they can have...
That would be a pretty good trick, considering there were no dollar coins struck for circulation between 1935 and 1970. ;) Halves, yes.
Pan. (Or a satyr, anyway.) Next: griffin, or fish. (Extra credit for sturgeon.) Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): bronze Æ21, ca. 310-303 BC [ATTACH]
They're Heeeere! 'Course I've still gotta print up holders of some kind and prepackage 'em before I'm ready to start distributing them. But...
I think starting a 20th century type set is a superb idea. If that caught on and you had fun with it, in due time you could move on to the...
Thank you for not quoting the email address and giving me two posts to edit, @Kentucky. @Roger Scott- welcome to CT.
I agree with your take on it and favor the gradient. Those will likely become my primary display images for the set. But I'll keep all three...
*ahem* Let's not stray, please.
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