The United States Mint obtains one-cent coin blanks already made.
They are very cool coins. I just purchased two 1875-S myself. Waiting for them to arrive in the mail.
The quarter has suffered post mint damage. Not a mint error. The curling of the edges is definate give away. Given that the curling is obvious on...
I see you use Guardhouse 2 X 2 flips. They are excellent flips without the PVC issue.
Always a mystery considering the 1932 San Francisco has a lower mintage. I found this on the PCGS website. Still not a great answer, but would...
Welcome to Coin Talk. It might be something produced for the 1901 Glasgow Exhibition. There appear to be several types of medals and medallions...
That 2 cent piece has seen a bit of history.
I generally agree, but here is one that I have that obviously was given to someone as a gesture of affection. It was also drilled to be used,...
Welcome to Coin Talk. Yes there are collectors that collect counter stamps. Some coins, such as trade dollars, routinely have "chop marks" from...
I am guessing you did some research. It looks from what little bit I was able to find out is that these cob coins were made from roughly cut...
I did find something similar in looking around some of the web. Not an exact match but fairly similar. I am not to familiar with cobs or "pirate...
Here is a comparison from the internet: [ATTACH]
It is an 1858 Small Letter Flying Eagle. The A & M in America have a good space between them. The Large letter variety they almost touch.
The bills appear to be modern reproductions.
+3. The coin took a hit from something after it left the mint.
What Mountain Man said. Welcome to Coin Talk. I agree, your coin appears to have what we call Die Deterioration Doubling. It is very common and...
Fake for sure. I agree, the date is an obvious tell on this one. Here a photo of a real 1856 from a legitimate coin site....
1856 Flying Eagle Cent.
Counter stamps on coins have been used for various things over the years. I have a few that were counter stamped as a love token. It was a common...
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