It is actually a political token. The reverse makes reference to Bill Clinton "Birthplace of Clinton", and has two persons engaged in an...
It does look like someone was trying to make a button to me.
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Really does not sound like something I would want to use. "The main effect of inhaling xylene vapor is depression of the central nervous system,...
You can buy acetone a Home Depot. It is in the paint section. Does xylene work well? Never tried it.
Not to mention tons of wrong and misleading information. Stay away from YouTube for coin collecting information.
*nickel... Typing too quick.....
It is likely an 1864. 1864 was a transition year for IHC. The first part of the year the composition of the cent was 88% copper and 12% nickle....
It looks like the placement of the crown in relation to the "N" is the difference. Here is a link with the large crown variety. The left part of...
Looks like a travelers check specimen (sample) from the old Czechoslovakia drawn on a Czech bank.
Looks like it is a type 3. The image of planet earth is diagnostic. Maybe this site will help....
I agree. I too am truly baffled by the sudden huge error coin interest. It always has been a part of the hobby, but I have always been more...
You can go to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing web site. Click on the monthly and yearly production reports and they will tell you the star...
One of the aspects of this hobby is post mint damage and altered coins. People do all sorts of things to coins. Sometimes just to see what it...
Normal. Mint marks were hand punched into the dies at the branch mints at that time. Location will vary. After 1989 (starting 1990) they are...
Looks like an 1868 to me. The third number looks like a six to me.
The tooth fairy left me a Franklin Half Dollar. I was 7 years old and I was fascinated by it. Been hooked ever since (1970).
Not too many years ago they were also "prizes" out a few slot machines. I won one in Reno in 2003.
People do all sorts of things to coins, and coins wind up in all sorts of unusual places. It is post mint damage.
It could be one of the dreaded urinal coins....
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