Ha, wow. This almost looks like someone used a roll of cents as a punch, smacking the end with a hammer, and this poor cent was stuck in the...
I have to agree with @expat, the narrowing is a very strong indicator of machine doubling. The only thing that confuses me here is that 'E' in WE....
Yup, I grew up getting a $2 bill in my birthday card from granny, well into the 80's. Looking back on it, it was endearing - something I would...
edit: removed moving pic - gets annoying :yack:
Hmm, yeah, Wexler's doesn't show any WDDO's for 1987 P's: https://doubleddie.com/919455.html If you discover some, they'll be a new find,...
Are these split serifs? I can't tell if they are or just strange reflections of some sort... :confused: [ATTACH]
The strip cleaned up nicely after the acetone soak, which is why I'm thinking more than ever that this was tape/glue residue. The residue...
Only recently started collecting ASE's. Here's my first. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Wow, you really do see a difference with the laser etching, don't...
One way to find out is to soak it for a few hours in pure acetone. See if the glue/residue comes off... I agree with paddyman, though. An angle...
Hmm, it doesn't quite look like a detached lamination. Is it raised? If so it's probably glue from where it was stuck on a card or similar.
Definitely off center struck. I'm confused, though. How does the strike not depress the rim? As I understand it, the planchet goes through the...
Ah, a combination. I think it works well together - almost feathered. A good look, even if feathering went out in the 80's...
Is that toning along the obverse rim? Very nice - I love that look.
Deginitely :)
I would say PMD. You can see where something scraped down the face on the obverse, caught on the shoulder and pressed in, distorting the rim while...
I guess I'm officially old... I had to Google what whatnot is. And to be honest, I'm still not completely sure... from the description I'm...
It's not illegal until you get caught, right? :D
Ha, I know what you mean. I bought the smallest bottle that Wizard had and it was $14.99. However, I have to say that I didn't realize how much...
I received this Argentinean Dos Centavos as part of a random world coin set and saw that it had some pretty significant verdigris. I thought this...
In case you didn't see it, Mountain Man posted an excellent set of reference links in another thread on telling full steps earlier today. I'll...
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