I am a history teacher. I showed my kids a passage from a soldier who was in Napoleon's army when Russia got invaded. The retreating Russians...
Could also be the start of zinc deterioration
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He said he was already reported by someone who works at the Mint Here is his description...read why he said he didn't have it certified. [ATTACH]
That cent is absolutely, 100% plated with nickel. Also explains why the details are all flat. There is no way this was made at the mint. Impossible.
I don't know....everything looked terrible right from the start. 1. Auction house didn't offer good scans 2. Font and color on the label is...
This clown on eBay said he found this in a Mint-sewn bag of nickels, is asking a minimum of $100, and is not offering returns (which means nothing...
You have an improper alloy cent (was either not mixed properly or does not have the proper proportion or metals) , and also has both laminations...
I remember Chris posted it. Was a nice one. I would make him an offer for sure
A beauty! I am waiting for either an obverse or a reverse missing a clad layer for a Kennedy half dollar and an Eisenhower dollar. Been over a...
...Pumpkin!!! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] My wife and I did our pumpkins! She did a witch flying on a barbell, and I did the Lincoln cent bust. Awesome,...
Well stated
Pick something that you like, and read extensively about it. Start with common dates until you get more experience and confidence about all the...
Laminations and retained laminations
I am a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, so you might rescind your offer
Quite a few are ones I bought from you, Fred. Would love to send you a manuscript if you could check it out :)
O.K. I understand that these are coins struck outside the retaining collar (and some are partially struck outside), and that all features on both...
I have never actually tried to "rub" the copper coating off should the copper particles surface on a nickel or other coin. I know it can get thick...
No bother at all... Annealing is a process where coin blanks are heated in an oven before they are struck by the dies. This is done to soften the...
State Lottery = A tax on the naieve. You have a bettter chance of being eaten by a shark in the middle of a desert during a solar eclipse at...
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