It was almost certainly struck with a grease filled die
milk spots are allowed for BU. How big are the scratches?
it happens to me all of the time... but I learn something every time
totally agree, Dave... I was puzzled about the surfaces, they truly don't look like an SMS coin, but I figure after it circulated... anything can...
The diagonal marks on the obverse in front of Lincoln looks like a cleaning to me.
The raw one is not FBL IMHO. The lines are incomplete near the center of the bell.
could a weak acid have melted the coin's surface like that?
Dave, are you serious? Look at the surfaces and then look at the devices. The texture shows on the surfaces because the planchet has been...
It's NOT a proof. They didn't mint proofs at Denver.
why is it terrible?
yeah... he did... LOL
I agree. This coin could have been minted for a 2005 Mint Set and just dumped into the circulation bag, or circulated after someone opened a Mint...
cool stuff, farmer!
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Excellent info as always, Conder. You're right, it was yellow fever and the cents struck in 1815 were struck with 1816 dated rather than 1814...
It was just a smart Alec retort to someone correcting a poster over a spelling error.
actually, it's a Five Cents piece, it doesn't say nickel anywhere on it, and there is no such denomination. As for it's composition, it's mostly...
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