Photographing at different angles, yes. Displaying them out of normal orientation, no
I would say a grease filled die. Grease from the coin press got on the die and filled in the letters and through a progression of strikes,...
There are lots of people around the world doing this, mostly for reenactors (SCA) or museums. Sometimes they show up out of context and confusion...
as an amateur engraver and die cutter, I have done this to coins for no other reason then it gives practice at cutting a smooth surface and they...
That is a modern made piece made by David Greenhalgh of the U.K. His business is called Grunal Moneta and you can see his name as the moneyer on...
No Elizabeth I shillings were made with a date. Yours has the mintmark A which makes it from the fifth issue, 1582-1584, Spink 2577
I made a punch set to cut hearts out for an anniversary party novelty. 100 1989 l made Lincoln cents
Ah, die cracks and doubling. You see? Now that you have told us what you want everyone else to see on the coin we can stroke your ego and say we...
Tell us what you see and then we have something to work with. If you want us to guess, then you're limiting the quality of the answers.
i will be there, not sure whch day yet.
Looking at the shadows on the other letters, the G is incuse, which is right for a dropped letter.
There is a guy in our coin club who roll searches half dollars and a few years back he picked up a bank box of halves that had several hundred of...
This may help ID the undertype coin....
If someone on the internet says there is a rare and elusive error, maybe you should contact that person as they seem to be the only one who knows...
No distortion on the reverse, weak area and strong area on the obverse, I would lean towards a struck through. What does it weigh?
Spent shell casings were used along with enough copper and tin to bring the metal up to the correct alloy. That is one of the reasons that there...
What does it weigh?
So you think that this was an original FE cent that a mint worker through into the press in 1999 and struck again, right?
I think it is more like pushing towards the rim. the field on the coin is the highest part of the die so it spends the most time in contact with...
My suggestion is that you send it in for certification and grading. No matter what you get back, it will be a lesson that you can share with others.
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