I don't understand micrscope pics of US pocket change
Yep, look like physically ground down on purpose. To make a shim?
It looks like a gold fleck attached to a piece of quartz
This is my favorite design and it's my icon for my coin sites.... a France 1790 5 soles [ATTACH]
In case others haven't heard of Sid Belzberg and the collection that he and his wife auctioned, here is one of the stories. The photo was just...
I find it very improbable that they struck coins using ammo . The ammo casings were melted down to make more ammo then. To me, the coins looked...
I'm surprised that few took the chance to comment on a coin that was in both the Belzberg and Norweb collections. You just don't see coins with a...
Wow Panzer! You have 2 of the most noted numismatists in Canadian history on your coin. Congrats! Here is a photo of our old collecting gang...
Great clashes! You should create an averlay of the Reverse over the Obverse to show folks how it looks and where they came from.
Here is the link to the sites/sources noted above. Read the article and, at the bottom, ar 3-4 links that show and explain great examples of...
62 What's GTG?
I had a friend that was a senior grader and he said that the initial grader for every coin is 14 secs or less, recorded, then passed along to the...
Canada coins were great until the mint started putting out crapolla that comemmorated anything that walked, could be read about in a book, written...
Which TPG graded them?
They're the same.
Not proof-like and, without better pics, may not even be low 60's
Here's a link to a site that has lots of elephants, but other mammals as well: https://www.coinzoo.net/mammals-world-coin-collection
Definitely PMD
I think that it was a die scratch or gouge. That would affect the field but not the design and there would be many more just like it in...
If you are looking for early-mid 19th century Canadian tokens, then there are some very good books and guides.
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