Thanks everyone for reading and sharing your information. Had a busy weekend, which is why I didn't really respond to anything. I was able to pick...
Looks like someone had fun with a Dremel rotary tool with a stone grinding wheel attachment. If you are trying to learn errors, this is a very...
Chris, yes I want one of those. and one of what @Aidan_() posted as well. I just thought it was such an interesting aspect to the preparations....
Did the outer edge of the die break off or just wear flat?
In July 2014, as I sat by my recovering wife's bedside in the hospital, I was catching up on my reading of the Numismatist . One of the articles I...
I see what you're looking at...but don't know what it is...off to read the books [ATTACH]
Dino-lite basic (AM-2011) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Q9OVFW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00 Not sure what the OP is...
I've used mine quite a bit and haven't seen Jesus, The Virgin Mary, Elvis, or any other illu...eh-hem..delusions yet.
You can get an image of the entire coin, but you have to back out and use a stand. This was a quick shot with mine (the cheap one, less...
Ditto, why am I just now finding out about this?!
I believe the packaging they were in caused them to tone that way. You can't mint with toning, it's a chemical reaction which cases the toning. I...
cool did you find any like yoyrs that have sold?
If you create an account on Heritage (ha.com) or greatcollections.com and you can look at past auctions to see if any of these have sold and what...
anything by teachmind, and be forewarned. I believe he has been shunned tho.
That quarter's been in soapy water or something like that for an extended period of time. I find these when I clean out the lint trap of my...
The "black stuff" is corrosion and coins are not printed...
It seems everyone got that idea...but its not the case, what I was looking for was
Ah...got it...i wasn't making that connection. So yes, agree with you there, but at the same time, one cannot ignore documentation and fact in...
Rick with all due respect, how does your new variety discovery equate to needing to be careful with books...The connection between that statement...
Its safe to say that a lot of us have spent more time than we wanted this week in threads centered around error coins that, eh hem, have been less...
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