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Are the designer's initials (VDB) on the truncation of Lincoln's bust? If the answers to these questions are 'Yes' the coin is not genuine and...
For those that subscribe to (or have access to) the Grey Sheet, Bill Fivaz wrote an excellent article about Hobo Nickels for the December 2011...
63??? No way!!! This coin has SUPER nice surfaces. Based on the photos this coin is EASILY a 65 with a very good shot at 66.
Before 1990 mintmarks were punched into Working Dies by hand. Mintmark location and orientation could vary. Your tilted mintmark is interesting...
Be sure to look for those scarce VAMs.
Do you own a rock tumbler?
London museum coin may be Roman "brothel token" January 26, 2012 LONDON - A bronze coin found by a man who was looking in the mud by the river...
I think $15,000,000 is a bit on the high side for that coin.
Bump To the OP - please post a photo of the date taken straight on rather than at an angle.
Google 'Amero'.
A significant donation has been made to the ANA Museum. I can't wait to see this coin!! Money Museum Receives Historically Significant Coin...
ANA offers a course on carving Hobo Nickels at Summer Seminar. The title of the course is 'Coin Carving 101: Creating the Modern Hobo Nickel'. The...
It was probably shaved down to use in a Coke machine as a dime.
How did you reach the conclusion that the coin is a broadstrike?
And they are the same weight as the 1964 silver quarters, too. :hail:
To be able to distinguish a true error coin from a damaged coin you must have a good understanding of how coins are made. Appendix B of the CPG...
0.18084 oz. This info is found in the Red Book.
deleted Jim beat me to it and he nailed it. I thought you were talking about coins struck on bronze planchets. Never mind.
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