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Broadstruck

rmpsrpms

I made a new discovery "BIE" (actually, it's an IIB but any break in the area of LIBERTY on the Lincoln Cent is termed a BIE) on a 1957-D Cent. The coin also has a minor tripled RPM. Here's what it looks like:

coinsarefun

1861 Connecticut--Hartford. Alfred S. Robinson Higley Threepence Token. Rulau CT-HA-16, Kenney-1 variety. Copper. Reported to be rare 150 struck in copper. Not total sure thats accurate
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silverpop

a well worn 1932d wheat penny my sister in law gave me

EXOJUNKIE

A couple of fun, fresh, recent newps:

1781 (ca. 1845-60) William Washington at Cowpens Comitia Americana medal. Betts-594, Julian MI-8

1781 (ca. 1845-60) John Eager Howard At Cowpens Comitia Americana medal. Betts-595, Julian MI-9

Meltdown

CWT1863

WI 70A-1a. R6. PCGS MS-62RB. Ex: George J. Fuld, Doug Watson, Rich Hartzog, Cindy Grellman, and Q. David Bowers.

coinsarefun

@EXOJUNKIE said:
A couple of fun recent newps:
1781 (ca. 1845-60) John Eager Howard At Cowpens Comitia Americana medal. Betts-595, Julian MI-9

Nice pickups, not sure if I showed this one off, its an electrotype that's been silvered.
Someone went through a lot of work to get this look. Or couldn't afford the real silver so this was the next best thing.
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EXOJUNKIE

@coinsarefun said:

@EXOJUNKIE said:
A couple of fun recent newps:
1781 (ca. 1845-60) John Eager Howard At Cowpens Comitia Americana medal. Betts-595, Julian MI-9

Nice pickups, not sure if I showed this one off, its an electrotype that's been silvered.
Someone went through a lot of work to get this look. Or couldn't afford the real silver so this was the next best thing.
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Nice one Stef -- I like it! I couldn't afford the real silver either!

KollectorKing

Regulated

@rmpsrpms said:
I made a new discovery "BIE" (actually, it's an IIB but any break in the area of LIBERTY on the Lincoln Cent is termed a BIE) on a 1957-D Cent. The coin also has a minor tripled RPM. Here's what it looks like:

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Ray - can you get these sorts of images through TPG holders, or do the coins need to be raw

rmpsrpms

@Regulated said:
Ray - can you get these sorts of images through TPG holders, or do the coins need to be raw

As long as the holder surface is clean I can shoot through the plastic.

CoinRaritiesOnline

Most amazing coin photography I've ever seen.

Flatwoods

Great thread this week.
Everything here is outstanding!

Azurescens

Through my life I've been collecting 1968-S, 1969-S, and recently a 1970-S with funky Liberty. Some of the dates are engraved on the 1969's.

In order 1969-S, 1968-S (1), 1968-S (2), 1969-S (2).

Also a 1954-S BIE.

Azurescens

Cheap forum image software nvm.

Type2

Cool.

Twobitcollector

Azurescens

Very nice @Type2 and @Twobitcollector !!!

Desert Moon

ricko

@rmpsrpms ... Those are amazing magnified pictures... great detail.... Cheers, RickO

Broadstruck

@rmpsrpms the Denver mint mark looks like a volcano on Mars

OldIndianNutKase

The auction pic on this one looked like a cartoon ........

In hand it was a very nice surprise.

OINK

silverpop

a change find

rmpsrpms

@Broadstruck said:
@rmpsrpms the Denver mint mark looks like a volcano on Mars

Yeah, I zoomed-in quite a bit to show the tripling on the serifs. Makes for interesting perspectives.

divecchia

Donato

SimpleCollector

Too many good photos, I'll add my LCS pick-ups from today, but my photo skills are lacking.

DCW

Here is a striking medal which commemorates America's entrance into WWI:

Not mine, but I liked it very much in the past Stacks auction

Rosco

PCGS MS - 67

1Mike1

@Rosco said:
PCGS MS - 67

Very nice! Let me know if you get tired of it.

ricko

@DCW ...That is a great medal.... I had not seen that one before... would be hard to pass up if I saw it at a show... Cheers, RickO

DCW

@ricko said:
@DCW ...That is a great medal.... I had not seen that one before... would be hard to pass up if I saw it at a show... Cheers, RickO

Here is the auction write up:

ricko

@DCW....Thanks for the information....and interesting that they call it 'mint state'...Cheers, RickO

Gluggo

Beautiful pictures wanted to add this in just got it. For you U.S.Mint folks this for you!
1861 George Washington Civil War - US Mint Oath of Allegiance Medal Token by Paquet.

coinsarefun

Very pretty @Gluggo

Aotearoa

@Broadstruck said:

That has to get a Woohoo from me. Woohoo! (Now I have to go figure out just what it is...)

coinsarefun

Wow @Aotearoa that is really neat detail!

Aotearoa

_Milner and Thompson Token.
Advance New Zealand undated Penny R370*A378.
34mm diameter grade gEF.

Milner and Thompson operated a music business in Christchurch, New Zealand.
There attractive tokens, often but not always featuring a Maori warrior were retained as souvenirs, there are 9 varieties.
Robert Thompson was born in Harrow. Middlesex, England in 1835, and educated at Harrow, he arrived in Littleton Canterbury New Zealand in 1856. He purchased a music store in 1874 at the corner of Colombo and Chester streets in Christchurch in 1874, later moving to the high street Christchurch. Mr Milner went into partnership with Mr Thompson and together they operated the business and commissioned Stokes and Martin of Melbourne to mint tokens initially for advertising purposes but later as necessary trading tokens due to the lack of copper coinage in the colony._

I work a stone's throw from the corner of Colombo and Chester Streets. High Street got hit hard by the 2010/2011 earthquakes but is well on its way back.

abcde12345

@silverpop said:
a change find

Make sure it hasn't been shoe-horned (hollowed and sanded, sometimes plated), otherwise, neat shopworn find!

Type2

drwstr123

NGC MS64RD...

Type2