I will try to get some better photos of third and forth coin to bring out some more details. If I hold them in the sun on an angle I can see more...
Thanks for your replies. Anyone want to guess on coins 3 and 4?
A friend of mine gave me five coins encased in what seemed like cement. After many soakings in various solutions (things like adhesive remover,...
The zinc doesn't look dull enough to me. I wonder if this was "silver" plated and the plating is wearing off to show the copper
As with most error coins or notes, it worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. The off center strikes with a date typically bring more...
The adage "buy the coin, not the holder" also applies here. Serial numbers with high or low digits can easily be found in general circulation....
Looks to me like an incomplete clip in the manufacture of the blank.
@lordmarcovan and @dadams ! Received my prize today. Great Fed note. Thanks for the gift.
I wish to thank all those involved in this giveaway. It is fantastic that people will give things away just for the fun of it. It took me 71...
Because rolling machines usually inscribe their circle equally distanced from the rim all around the coin, I believe this MAY be caused by an...
If you tell the prospective buyer that you believe it to be damaged, and that others with coin knowledge have said the same, and he/she still...
How do you determine if the lamination occurred before or after a strike?
I picked this up at the Garden State Numismatic Association Coin Convention today. I don't get to see many laminations on quarters. No great...
65, 66, 65, 65
I agree that this coin has no value over face, but they are fun to collect. I am trying to put together a nickel short set (1960 to date) with...
Congratulations Paddyman98! Have you broken that down to hours spent on the computer yet?
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If those marks are 180 degrees apart I would say that it got cought in between something that put pressure on both sides at the same time. Like...
Not an expert, but I vote clip.
I don't think Jack pinched pennies hard enough to bend them!
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