Found this post on reddit and thought you guys would appreciated it. Reddit doesn't know much about paper money or errors....
I haven't had as much luck since the US economy crashed and the price of silver shot up, but I still pull silver. I usually ask my teller if...
My uncle was a major influence. He had a tin of world coins he would pull out when we visited and took great joy in showing off the "non-round"...
I noticed the same thing. I think it has more to do with the downturn economy, as that's when the Coin Star well dried up for me.
Reminds me of the old old saying in regards to markets and the like: "The market will remain irrational longer than you or I can remain solvent"
1950 D if you can find it.
I'm guessing "Lincoln at the Theater" was one design rejected early in the process. sigh....I suppose they had to do something for the...
Certainly worth less than when it was printed :)
Picked it up for face today while getting lunch. Guy next to me paid for his lunch with it. Threw the early 20 something girl for a loop....
Most decent machine shops would have the tools to do it, even 50 years ago. Think about the precision parts in the modern engine....insanely...
That would be my guess too.
Nice example of strike doubling.
I'm branching out a bit from my US collection a bit on this one...but when I saw the reverse, it was a must have. Current US commems just don't...
1999 series $20 star. First star I've found in awhile.
You all will cringe at this..... Back in my young, not a collector, days, I used to iron my tips received waitering to reduce their bulk before...
I don't know much about the grassroots methodologies on this, but the US govt, just makes more laws to make it increasingly illegal to do anything...
SWEET FIND!
Thanks for the comments. I'll have to take a look at the coin again tonight. If my memory is correct it may actually be a KN, though quite worn.
Found my first oddity today while searching half dollars.....a 1919 Great Britain one penny. A little thinner, but exactly the same diameter....
Thanks Clembo, that makes alot of sense to me....particularly as I've been quite lucky with finding silver in rolls lately...and would like to...
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