I don't do nickels but this is a nice variety with excellent doubling. Congrats.
Simply put, the upsetting mill doesn't put the reeds on the edge. The reeds are formed from the collar die when the coin is struck. If it was...
Thanks and that's a neat site. Those with "insufficient inking" remind me of my printer lately. LOL
Doh! (Said along with a Forehead Slap) Do you have much in the way of currency errors to go with all the coin errors?
I just think it is part of the design that has been flattened out at some point by pressure or contact....
Interesting. Not a currency collector but I noticed the light wide mark in the center of the obv curves to the left as it gets towards the base...
Neat and congrats. Can you post an image of which reverse was supposed to be on the coin. My searches only find this reverse but in silver. Either...
Just curious, were these found in the wild or slabbed after you found them?
Love 'em. Those "lonely" striations are beautiful. (No devices from the dies on them.)
This is two-dimensional image of a symmetrical flower with a Goldish center disc with spots of brown that creates a "granular" appearance on the...
Ah, Thank you. I see now he was saying the correct term is "Doubled Die".
But the OP's coin in this thread isn't a doubled die.
Not exactly portable, but all these drawers can hold a lot of goodies. (Wish it were mine.) Old wooden library card catalogs. 72 drawers 4-5"...
I have, hoping they were different varieties. But alas, wasn't to be! (I was just glad to learn you hadn't re-purchased a coin you had recently...
Hope he has and would love to hear about it/them. While waiting for Paddyman98's response I'll chime in and say I found a somewhat minor one...
Last morning there I took my breakfast to Stuevesent Park and was "shaken down" by a black squirrel. LOL If you're ever in SE Florida looking to...
The database ID is a brilliant idea. Lots of info and easy to access (as long as there is a working smartphone). One other idea might be to use a...
Just curious what the weight might be? How far off normal of 3.1grams?
Thanks for sharing again. I enjoy seeing your "errors of the mints ways". ps. On a side note, I can't remember where you detect but I was in NY...
WTH. I've been out of the loop and didn't know that. I can't recall seeing aggressive posts by him. I did enjoy his posts about coins and family....
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