Coins I forgot I had
MoeSzyslak
Posts: 80
I've been re-bitten by the collecting bug recently and it hurts. since I've been back in school, I have no money for new acquisitions. Still, there's nothing that says you can't play with the coins you already have.
I was looking in the closet for some cold weather field gear and came across a 2x2 box I haven't seen in years. In it were some circulated Lincoln cents, Mercs, SLQs, a half roll of G-4 common date Barber halves, some very non-cameo proof silver Roosevelts, four half dimes that have seen better days, a minor clipped planchet quarter, and the three items pictured below.
As an excuse to test out my new scanner, I thought I'd post 'em.
If the date were legible, could I get big money from Braddick for it?
I vaguely remember pulling this one out of a roll. I didn't need to weigh it to tell if it was zinc.
I had completely forgotten this one.
I do have one question for the experts: How do you get a double strike on the obverse without one on the reverse?
Nothing great, I know, but it's always nice to find out your collection is bigger than you thought it was.
I was looking in the closet for some cold weather field gear and came across a 2x2 box I haven't seen in years. In it were some circulated Lincoln cents, Mercs, SLQs, a half roll of G-4 common date Barber halves, some very non-cameo proof silver Roosevelts, four half dimes that have seen better days, a minor clipped planchet quarter, and the three items pictured below.
As an excuse to test out my new scanner, I thought I'd post 'em.
If the date were legible, could I get big money from Braddick for it?
I vaguely remember pulling this one out of a roll. I didn't need to weigh it to tell if it was zinc.
I had completely forgotten this one.
I do have one question for the experts: How do you get a double strike on the obverse without one on the reverse?
Nothing great, I know, but it's always nice to find out your collection is bigger than you thought it was.
My coins can beat up your coins.
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Both.
1833 G details w/very porous surface
1836 F+ details with some nasty scratches
1831 FR-02
1853-O (Arrows) - Look like someone hit it gently with a ball peen hammer and then took an eraser to it.
Like I said, they'd seen better days.
<< <i>I do have one question for the experts: How do you get a double strike on the obverse without one on the reverse? >>
When the coin was struck the second time, it was lying partially on top of a blank planchet.
Mike
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