Nice setup. What kind of lights are those? What kind of camera do you use? Can't wait to see the results!
Some insight from QDB, posted on CoinWeek. He says it's a buyer's market - and that's good for us collectors!
I think pieces like this are interesting from a historical perspective. I can understand why some people collect them. I would not be interested...
I'll start by saying the MM is not doubled. It has received a hit (contact mark). As for the color, someone has chemically stripped the copper...
The podcast was fairly regular for a while, but it has waxed and waned with the vicissitudes of life. I think it's @mikenoodle and...
Who? And also... they still make these?
Yes, there are 144 coins in the silver set. There an additional 13 in the gold set. Not sure where the 164 comes from, but I suspect it is a typo.
How many of these are silver versus worthless? I've only metal detected a few times, but my dad was crazy about it when I was in high school....
Haha, ok then. I'll stick with my first guess, then.
I can't say with any certainty what the hairlines on the cheek are on the OP's coin, since I don't have that coin in hand. I can say with...
Ooh, you said we get a second guess, right? My second guess will be $80.
It sounds like he thinks it is an overstrike (a coin was struck, and then sent back through and a new coin was struck over the top).
The reason that "Full Steps" nickels are so popular and garner such a premium is because *not* all of them come from the mint that way.
Kanga, I really don't mean to rag on your coin, but if you can return it, I think you should. I wasn't going to mention the carbon spot on the...
A couple of the wispy marks may be on the plastic. The majority of what I'm seeing is clearly on the coin, however.
Haha, all three of us were posting the same thing at the same time.
Dipping or cleaning isn't going to remove steps like that. The steps are missing because they were never there. That is a very weak strike, and...
One of my Christmas presents arrived today, and I'm quite happy with the coin. This is a Rial, minted in AH1321 (1903 AD). The coin is a large...
Yes, I looked at your pictures. There's nothing there.
I have absolutely no idea what you're seeing. All I see is an old, well worn quarter worth 25 cents. Spend it.
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