Looks like this one found in the mid 1900's. It was minted during the time of Alphonso VIII. Yours has a cast look to it, and a circular...
Would be nice to see who the winners were, so we can congratulate them as well
59 is far too young to be taken. Rest in peace
This is my limited understanding only. Ancient Romans put a "silver wash" on certain coins, particularly the extremely-debased-silver coinage of...
The one dollar (round) nickel plated steel is 3.65gr. The one dollar (heptagonal) nickel plated steel is 2.9gr, but they stopped producing that...
Nice selection to have graded. I particularly like that Ravensburg 1 Pfenning. Thanks for sharing.
I can only see TR P III on the reverse, but all the posts above have TR P IIII. What am I missing?
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Patience is a virtue. The opening statement, post#1 from @lordmarcovan clearly states: LordM Giveaway #84 (pick your prize) Contest status: OPEN...
IMO it was either a damaged punch or a plating issue of the zinc coating over the steel. I cant find any examples of a 1943 OMM
Glad you got your acceptance. Maybe this will help for future identifying https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/abb.html
Please provide clear close up images of the eye and the mintmark position. The clash marks on and in front of the eye can help determine which...
Cents weren't plated in 1968, Sal
If you need to see overlays etc like posted above by @alurid this site is great http://www.maddieclashes.com/
Two seperate areas of damage, IMO. They are not opposite each other so not likely that one caused the other.
As @paddyman98 stated, it appears to be die deterioration. If you look closely on the reverse the same applies. A visual clue is when the...
The use of metal detectors or any other treasure hunting for searching for archaeological items is, by law, not allowed, until and unless you have...
This post and the previous one, 4 beautiful examples that must look wonderful in hand. Congratulations
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