Here is a short set that I have (missing the 500 and 1000 note). Issued between 1943 and 1945. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Also ,this...
Well, they used acid in my day. But I am old, so I guess technology has passed me by.
Here is mine (1872). Don't know if this is a planchet defect, or a lamination, or a lamination with a clip. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The frosted parts of the design are created by chemically abrading those areas with acid. Apparently, some of the area of those stars did not get...
I have seen fake coins listed for 2 or 3 dollars on Temu.com selling for $13 or so on eBay. No "copy" mark. Some of these could not fool a blind...
I lived in Brooklyn and Long Island and no one I knew in either place played marbles. It that game more popular in a specific geographical area?
Trial Strike?
Yes
Cant really tell from the picture, but there might be a planchet defect at the "N".
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Not a "railroad wheel" or Railroad rim. A railroad rim has a high edge and a low edge next to each other, not high-low-high.
Nice coin! A woodie too. Nice wood grain effect (improper metal mix) on both sides.
Those elongated cents don't look like they were in the ground very long.
In those days the money probably did go to helping the aged. Not like the lottery in New Jersey that was supposed to help seniors and schools,...
Aside from all the above reasons, I just don't like the 'coloring" of this coin. It looks artificial like the "coins" you can buy for $2-4 on eBay.
Thanks!
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I picked this up yesterday and did not notice the die crack until after I got home. I have not seen a crack across her neck before (I know they...
Nice find!
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