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Brittle coins (UPDATED)

ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited October 29, 2020 7:44AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Some coins are really brittle.

This is Ex-Samuel J. Berngard.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,137 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can we get an obverse pic including the label?

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What is that even?

    Collector, occasional seller

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 28, 2020 8:39AM

    @ChrisH821 said:
    What is that even?

    It's unique US Mint product :)

    Let me get the other photos.

  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice pair of Half Cents :D

    Member of the ANA since 1982
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is it a die trial splasher on cardboard?

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,137 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinJP said:
    Is it a die trial splasher on cardboard?

    That was my first thought. It's a uniface "coin" and we're being shown the side with no dsign.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • philographerphilographer Posts: 1,316 ✭✭✭✭✭

    coi n

    He who knows he has enough is rich.

  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Oldhoopster said:
    For some series, brittleness can be a real headache.

    "Edge ding" on a German notgeld era porcelain medal.

    I have a number of those porcelain coins. I hope that doesn't happen to any of them.

  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Oldhoopster said:
    For some series, brittleness can be a real headache.

    "Edge ding" on a German notgeld era porcelain medal.

    I have some bakelite tokens that I worry about.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's a candy....no it's a breath mint. Peace Roy

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