Post Your Odd Ball Bizzare Coin/Numismatic Items!
braddick
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Whacky coins such as odd errors or interesting coins that certainly don't fit the norm!
Here's one of mine:
Here's a closeup of the "coin":
Here's one of mine:
Here's a closeup of the "coin":
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Here's the oddest one I got.
<< <i>You got robbed.. that's a MS65 all day long. >>
Absolutely!
But, it is more R/B than RED, so I'll take it. . .
Here's another:
Close up of the coin:
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<< <i>How they know the date on that one? >>
Or the Mint for that matter? I see a piece of wheat ear and a bit of rim. It could be the wheat ear from the left or right side of the reverse because none of the kernels appear to be visible (so you could invert the fragment and call it what you like). Is there a small piece of the date visible on the other side of that fragment? If so, why didn't it get holdered with that important diagnostic information facing front? If not, how the hell did ANACS come up with the date and mm? Are there diagnostics involving the wheat ear that will allow an expert to determine date and mm conclusively? This object has me thoroughly baffled.
BTW braddick, regardless of all my questions, that thing is undeniably cool.
My best answer for Braddicks is that it was delivered with the donor coin that the frag was struck with?
i have one of these also
<< <i>Buffalo didn't get off real easy on that one either. My best answer for Braddicks is that it was delivered with the donor coin that the frag was struck with? >>
Yes! I was going to make a game out of this, but you got the answer right away.
This was submitted to ANACS with the host coin. I don't know what happened to that 1958-D Lincoln, but this fragment, being a part of that coin, was then easily dated. Part it from that cent though and it does appear odd as to date and mint.
It is such a thin and small sliver of the coin that the reverse of the slab is a part of the insert ANACS supplied to mount this fragment.
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i have one of these also
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Die break in a 66 nickel the dealer called alli-gator nickel and sold me for $2 35 years ago(im 43)
eleptical clip
double struck
struck thru grease
You can call it whatever you want... I think it's a foldover/mated multiple-struck fragment...and I totally RIPPED it on ebay!!
I guess that my collection doesn't fit in with others!!
Braddick, did you get it on eBay about 2-3 years ago? I kept pushing it up the last few minutes and I think you outbid me every time I bid!!
It was probably sent in with the coin that the peice came from. They probably put them in two seperate holders which would explain how they knew the date on the fragment.
Just my guess.
David
Lincoln dropping his doob...........
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<< <i>OffMetal: I thought I had picked it up off of Teletrade but in checking you're right it was eBay and I do remember having to bump up my bid aggressively to win it! >>
I specifically remember the seller saying he looked everywhere for the other coin!!
Still, that's a neat "coin" that I lost out to you