It looks like it is a continuation of one die crack along the front of the coat.
One crack runs at the edge of the coat to the tie. There is a large separation between some of the tie and the coat. I think it happened at the...
I just found this 1957 D with a die crack along the neck and one along the front of the jacket. [ATTACH]
They are gold
Some of my favorites are coins that worked for a living.
Very thoughtful of you @Marsden. I would entertain a similar process to lighten my collection. However, with 14 grandkids and 21 great grandkids I...
Great news Ed.
As presented one of the ugliest coins I have seen.
Amen @Mr.Q. Amen
I don't collect slabbed coins and know very little about grading, but I would expect a proof to have better centering. Or is the centering an...
I posted it because I thought it represented an interesting piece of our hobby. Thanks for the feedback.
Yes, I have many like that. However, this one has characteristics of a lamination. It appears that the surfaces on either side of the crack are at...
I hope so sir. This is all I have left. I am not acquiring new coins, just going through the old ones for interesting features.
Ran across this cent today. Nothing rare or spectacular, but interesting. It has a very uniform but corroded look to it. A different look at...
Not as far as I can tell. It had this partial film over it. I soaked it for a couple of days and then just lifted it off. The surface under the...
I have no idea. I have not followed the series. I only know that the US Mint will do whatever they can to flood the hobby with products.
There are probably many different possibilities. I don't think it was tape. But I can't swear to it. Here are two shots of what I removed. One is...
@Mountain Man I remember those sayings. Then there was "pick up ten of them and get a soda".
I'm not going to start another long running set with multiple configurations. There will be P, D, S and W in Uncirculated, Proof, Reverse Proof,...
I still bend over to get a penny. Some of my finds are good enough to put up on Esty.
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