My favorite travel series denarius is Alexandria (not the most common) but is special to me for its reddish tone. [ATTACH] More common is...
Yea, it’s a grease filled die and this is a known weak spot on cents when minted by a worn die. Very common.
Missing letters is ok then
I am of the opinion that the same person cut the legends on this coin and on my TIMLOR. The left side legends are just too similar. Did you...
Very Nice Pics!
Hi guys, I have this 1937 Lincoln Wheat Penny and notice the letters are missing on the reverse. Would this be a strike through grease error?...
...major auction. Note how the restorer has replicated the missing letters. I notified the auction house and they told me that they 1) terminated...
I've seen this in my newsfeed today and am utterly fascinated. This find will likely change the understanding of migration age bracteates...
I believe the 90's cent is a 1992, but my microscope isn't working so I may be wrong. This coin with missing numbers and letters, do you think...
I had the fleet at home yesterday, so it gave me the opportunity to shoot a short video with the coins I have so far that were struck under his...
The Tacitus I talked about last Thursday was not the only unassuming rarity from Siscia that I have managed to pick up; in the same auction, I...
In missing the 9 and one, with all the letters on the coin, penny still looks great. Grease still on the coin.
Problem is that it's hard to tell from the photo if the letters are missing due to a filled die, or someone buffed them off as some sort of...
I love collecting the pennies of the Plantagenets. While I generally focus on mints, moneyers, and classes, from time to time I will pick up...
I’ve seen NGC mark some coins as “clipped” and I’m wondering what signs or methods they use to identify a clipped coin? I feel like this Hadrian...
I do have a Hadrian Nilus Drachm very worn, which I got at ANA 2019 Chicago for just $10. It was in Berk's pick bin and I just felt I had to...
@Rosalita Coins missing letters or numbers as the result of a grease-filled die are as common as grains of sand on a beach.
Hi guys, I have this 2017 P Washington Quarter and would see that a good portion of the letters are missing on the obverse. I am assuming that...
For comment, below find digital images of an 1898 1 centavo from my collection. It appears to be a late die state obverse with many letters in...
@Ryro , yours appears to be with Aeternitas. Does anybody know if my 2 coins are the same RIC? I sure know ancient coins are rarely identical,...
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