There's a chip, or something, near the obverse rim between 3 and 4 o'clock. Still a nice looking piece. Probably from a mint set.
The lines look like they are only in the fields.
Your first New Orleans medal has those raised lines on the fields that @Jwt708 and I were wandering about in a another post. Do you have any...
What rate were you Senior Chief?
Die failure on coins from the 50's is pretty common. I believe what you have is "a piece out of the die." Metal literally broke off inside the...
What about medals that have a wide rim on one side and no rim on the other--what's the point behind that? But my favorite is when we are told...
I have seen medals such as yours where lines were applied to the dies. They are straight and uniform not helter skelter like die polish. They...
At least they didn't put Benjamin Franklin on the notes.
Yes, I'm curious now if die polishing is an antiquing method.
In 1967 they most likely used liver of sulfur to blacken areas. Technically, the blackening is AT. Apparently that is ok for medals but not...
Friendship medal / Coin show. Obverse is friendship Japan and America. Reverse is a coin show in Tachikawa Japan hosted by the Japanese and...
Don't know. The only thing I ever pondered (for a few seconds) about the two was: do ASE's typically have a better hand and sandal strike since...
Maybe after the apocalypsie they'll both look as though they are standing. [IMG]
Double Shazam. The Miss Liberty on the ASE also looks like she's walking instead of standing.
Shazam, the Miss liberty on the Walker looks as though she's walking instead of standing.
Which date ASE and which date Walker?
Mine has Bezo Rocks on the shield instead of E PLURIBUS UNUM. Is that an error? How much is it worth?
Be careful with cloths and proofs. They hairline very easily.
Pounds are the denomination. A pound is made up of shillings, (20 I think) Britain is now on the decimal system.
Heat from the disco lights [MEDIA]
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