A nice but not necessarily valuable token - a patriotic. Dated to early 2000s based on the "Unted We Stand". A future collectable for sure.
I think there is quite a difference between some hoax/gimmick/joke auction such as that mentioned, and a counterstamped coin that has obvious...
These were a political statement made by someone several years ago. I recall that there was a debate over the Confederate flag flying over the...
I sold a couple on ebay for $5 each.
I made some identical GW coins to spend just for fun. They looked great. 400 degrees for an hour or so. Some turned a dark copper, and some...
I love contemporary counterfeits. They are real history in somne cases (WWII pound note forgeries, etc.). The 1944 nickel was just one guy...
It may sound stipid, but I highy recommend an afternoon in the garage with some coins and various tools. Beat, file, hammer, drill, and otherwise...
It's funny you mentioned this, because this was the only other scenario that popped into my head, but it is, shall we say, somewhat unlikely.
Amercians who have a license from the US govt or meet strict general guidelines (family in Cuba, etc.) can fly from Florida. Illegal travelers...
It seems to me that a few people here have it right and the rest are too busy tripping over themselves in excitement to stop and think...how could...
I've been to Cuba and I did not see any old US coins. Of course there are some there, but they are not "abundant". As for the value of Cuban...
I don't pretend to recall all the logic behind it, but adding a face value (legal tender status) was key to the successful bullion series (SE/GE)....
I am not trying to be rude, I am trying to boil the situation down to the basic common sense approach that should have prevailed before the thread...
I love that site and it's collection. The bills affected were worth face value when brand new, and only still exist now because someone wrote...
Give me a few minutes and I can make 100 of these "errors", and then we can mix them all together in a bag and see if anyone can tell which is which.
I really wish you would take a deep breathe and listen to the advice of the more expeienced people who have offered their opinion. From what...
Maybe you should have reflected a bit in advance of this statement, and considered what was said and by whom in past posts. When people say that...
This seems to be getting out of hand. We use the term "post Mint damage" very often, but what we really mean is "post strike". Those nasty...
I agree with all that, but it wasn't just in circulation, it was heavily abused by the elements. I am not sure how much time elapsed between...
One of the Forum members does great work with counterstamps. This sort of stamp will flaten everything in it's way, so it MIGHT have smoothed out...
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