Crusade?
I thought 'Miss Graded Mercs' was some sort of beauty contest but it turns out to be misgraded Mercs.
I agree. For future reference if you take your photos of coins straight on rather than at an angle. That way you can get the entire coin in...
The 1805 Draped Bust Dollar should go well with their 1906 Statue of Liberty Half Dollar.
Grading I & Counterfeit Detection are two GREAT courses to take. Bob & JP are excellent instructors for counterfeit detection. I had not heard...
Why don't we just use the thread I started a couple of weeks ago? Multiple threads can get confusing. I have already made a list of attendees and...
Without a photo we can only guess. You can edit your photo using any number of software programs to reduce the size of the file to meet the...
It is extremely rare to have a true doubled die obverse AND reverse on the same coin. Doubled dies are rare and the chances of a doubled obverse...
Welcome to CoinTalk. It helps if you can post photos with your questions. It that anything like a doubled die obverse? :smile
I think you have it backwards. If the coin had been struck through grease the details (in the areas where the grease was located) would be...
What does the obverse look like?
Your photos are super blurry so I can't tell anything for sure. If the doubling is flat it is probably strike doubling. By the way the correct...
Thank you for your insider's view. It was very interesting and much appreciated.
Is that so?
Cool!! Looks like most of the clad layer came off after the coin was struck. That one is a keeper. Good job!
Study the coin-making process. If you don't understand how coins are made you will have a hard time understanding how error coins are made....
Have you weighed it?
A specific gravity test is your friend.
Cents (aka "pennies") made at the Philadelphia Mint have never had a mintmark.
Acid bath. The pure copper dissolves faster in acid than the harder copper-nickel clad layers.
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