Britain had a couple hundred years of technology ahead of us. The early US cents were rough and crude compared to the British coins of the time. I...
Isn't that your answer, then?
Dang, that is tiny! Very nice obverse portrait. I really like the relief on it.
I think it looks that way because the machine doubling smooshed it.
Anyone who wants to see detailed closeups should check out Variety Vista:...
Is the C reverse special for some reason? It seems to match the A reverse in your diagram.
Definitely machine doubling. Very common.
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Accugrade was very controversial, at the time. Nowadays, their holders are rather scarce. @Conder101 can tell you more about the holders. Cool...
Somebody posted a DDO thread and its actually a DDO. Nice! That looks like some strong doubling - very attractive!
The planchet would have to undergo a second plating process to plate the edges (which is complicated and cumbersome, and doesn't sound like...
Oh, I didn't even notice that. Honestly, it doesn't bother me at all. He got a great deal, and now he's asking a fair price. (It could also be an...
Yes, the nick over the eye is in a prominent place. If the rest of the coin was superb, it could still reasonably get a 66. It appears that the...
I don't see what's funny here. I see a guy selling an 1853 O Arrows and Rays Half that grades G, and appears to be original. The selling price is...
I would assume through the hole in the top. This is the typical method of getting things into and out of a jar. ;)
Some of the strips were plated. Some of the blanks were plated. What's becoming clear is that there is no clear answer. And what I'd like to see...
Sorry for the confusion - the "zinc coated strip" here was still electroplated, and definitely not galvanized. If you read Roger's description of...
Roger, my understanding from the book is that many of those methods were the experimental cents. Your book implies that electroplated blanks were...
Roger Burdette posts on the NGC and PCGS forums. I'm not sure if he's a member here, but I've alerted him to this thread and hopefully will be...
THESE WERE NOT GALVANIZED. THEY WERE ELECTROPLATED. How many times do I have to repeat this?
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