Brandon, …the replies above are very true, but there is something being left unsaid, and I’m gonna say it… When the decision was made to use...
150 years ago today the first Trade Dollars were struck. The Main Page of Wikipedia features the Trade Dollar, and refers you to their full...
That’s not a Loonie…it’s a Moosie!
Looks to be a struck through grease/debris ( basically a clogged die )…imo…Spark
If you are talking about a Lincoln cent, use the U.S. coins Forum.
The Mint cranked out 182 million ‘53-S. At 1 million per die pair, that’s 182 pairs. No telling the average mintage per pair; some were used...
@Lyricfive …it may be KM #38…Colonial Cob Coinage used in Peru. I found it at Numista. I searched for “Spain 8 escudos”. It is listed at the...
Spanish?…How much does it weigh? Diameter? Try searching at NGC World Coin Catalog. I’m sure one of our experts will chime in soon…Spark
I see all pics now. Don’t know what happened earlier. Hard to see split-plating from the full view sometimes, so close-ups help a lot. Split...
Yep. Good find, congratulations. The coin is showing evidence of wear: excessive contact marks and scuffs in the fields, so ballpark grade is...
@paddyman98 …2 really simple reasons: 1. They were combating inflation! …and 2. They were stretching their budget…(yeah, I know…pretty awful)....
It is too beat up to send in. It is a spender. And what is this talk of zinc? Since 1965 Business Strike Roosevelt dimes have had a pure copper...
Agree to worn die…the mint mark appears to be in the process of losing the middle onward to becoming completely gone to begin producing “filled”...
A pic of the ‘80 is needed for an assessment. But the other two are spenders. The filled die on business strikes is so common there is no...
Looks like it has been squashed in some fashion…PMD…imo…Spark
Scissors, no….but a small pair of diagonal side-cutters would do it easily. …imo…Spark
Since 1938 all Jefferson nickels have had rims. It is not a wrong planchet. Below the dome is a huge PMD gouge. The correct terminology is...
@James Hutchinson …Welcome to Coin Talk! Most of the members here agree to disagree on a frequent basis, but it is done with civility and backed...
Most likely from an overused die, which are created with modern methods known as “single-squeeze”. This computes to almost zero percentage of...
Sal, The only listing at the NGC World Coin Price Guide is for a 2013 5 Cedis with Elephants on the back. And no values are listed. They have...
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