5 Pesetas 1977
Is it a zinc one? I noticed a few of those myself. It may be a die trial where they're trying to get the pressure right with the new composition.
The coin didn't get totally in the collar. As for value I'm not sure, but they're sweet.
Still haven't found a value for this, but haven't offered it for sale yet. What would yall think it's worth? [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Looks to me like it has a spot of discoloration from something being spilled on it. Is the area you're mentioning raised?
Can't really tell from those pics. It could be stuck from an old die that had fatigue issues.
I can't help with the identification, but they look more like Chinese Cash to me.
that "ZBA" looks more like 7. B. A. to me, but I could be wrong
On further research, I can't find the symbols on the obverse in my Krause. I cannot read chinese and comparing an actual photo with the "text" in...
Looks like a Chineese Cash from the late 1800s to early 1900s, Kuang-hsu ruler, but the images in my Krause pdf catalog leave alot to be desired....
Yes, a long time ago someone used the term "shelf doubling" which is what I always think of when talking MD. yours exibits the traits that lead to...
from my experience, alot of the zinc cents show a kind of bubbling in places, that could explain the B, plus there's sometimes a "split" in the...
From the wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_weight
my Krause has it at $50 for XF and $200 for Unc.
yup, it's also considered post mint damage and erases any collectors value.
no, there is no damage to the rim, see the last picture he posted.
post mint damage, the I was hit by the finger of a coin roller. You'll get used to seeing them.
In other words, the large rim is Post Mint Damage. Someone took it and beat it with a spoon or other object repeatedly to make it into a ring. See...
1988 10 Yuan Proof Year of the Dragon KM# A193 mintage 20,000 .9988 ASW
from that pic it does look like MD but we'd need a better pic to be sure.
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