I think I see darker serial number in the upper right. This is either slightly over inking of the upper right serial number or under inking of the...
When the coins are struck they become very hot due to the striking pressure between the dies. This makes them rather soft compared to cold coins....
I would hold on to any $1 2013 B star note regardless of condition. Forget the worth of a matched pair and concentrate on the "cool" factor of...
Your bill is within the BEP tolerance for printing. The BEP would not consider this misaligned or improper cutting. This bill is considered miss...
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Is that a blue "chop mark" on the back?
I still don’t get it! Everyone here at CT says that over polished dies and/or grease filled dies are common and not worth any added value. So what...
Looks to me like it is a lamination where the lamination was moved before striking to its present position, then struck. The right side of the W...
Struck in fragment?
With a cud that large on the obverse (and it does look odd to me in general) I would expect more of the reverse design to be missing do to metal...
This link, along with the other links in the articles, will be printed out and put in my notebook. Thanks for posting the link.
The previous sheet was tilted,off center, folded, etc. and left some of the ink on the backing board. When the next sheet fed in correctly it...
Is that a clash mark by the right wing?
I believe that most silver strikes are .625% .999 silver. So at say $28 per oz. they have a melt value of about $17. But they sell for WAY more...
Entry post Inverted third printing with book ends. [ATTACH]
The one good thing about dementia is that you meet new people every day!
Not old but I think it still qualifies. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The nickname for these partial collar coins is "railroad rim". Because they look like the wheels on railroad cars which are two different...
Not an error but error related. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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