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Post em if you got em! Anomaly‘s & Bizarre Coins

CRH4LIFECRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭
edited January 24, 2020 10:13AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Curious if anyone here has any coins or items related to Numismatics that leaves them scratching there head. Maybe ever so minor maybe not. If you got em share some! Here is mine when I first entered the hobby or not long after. To this day a solid answer was not given nor agreed upon. :)

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,932 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 24, 2020 10:21AM

    I have a nickel somewhere that has a very similar shaped object on the reverse.
    I'll need to try to look for it later.

    This one had me puzzled for a long time. It came from a very large estate I bought out years ago. It was in an old 2x2, marked 'valuable?' Couldn't find anything on it, misplaced it for about 10 years, then came across it recently and posted it on the Foreign and Ancients forum.
    The conclusion seems to be that was an old button!

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  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,729 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That may be an air pocket from the copper layer over zinc that can be popped with a toothpick.

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  • toyz4geotoyz4geo Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When I first looked, I thought it was a small hubcap from a 1957 Chevy.

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  • CRH4LIFECRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 24, 2020 1:38PM

    Edit

  • CRH4LIFECRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

    Yes it could have been. Although I gave several people permission to poke and prod including Mr.Potter who has the coin in hand and it did not alter the object on the coin. (I also did so with a Bobby pin or something metal at the time) Bc I was in experienced > @DCW said:

    That may be an air pocket from the copper layer over zinc that can be popped with a toothpick.

    @DCW said:
    That may be an air pocket from the copper layer over zinc that can be popped with a toothpick.

  • CRH4LIFECRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

    That is some button! Could they establish a time period for it? > @Walkerguy21D said:

    I have a nickel somewhere that has a very similar shaped object on the reverse.
    I'll need to try to look for it later.

    This one had me puzzled for a long time. It came from a very large estate I bought out years ago. It was in an old 2x2, marked 'valuable?' Couldn't find anything on it, misplaced it for about 10 years, then came across it recently and posted it on the Foreign and Ancients forum.
    The conclusion seems to be that was an old button!

  • mbogomanmbogoman Posts: 5,286 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CRH4LIFE said:
    Curious if anyone here has any coins or items related to Numismatics that leaves them scratching there head. Maybe ever so minor maybe not. If you got em share some! Here is mine when I first entered the hobby or not long after. To this day a solid answer was not given nor agreed upon. :)

    Clearly a Homunculus!

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  • CRH4LIFECRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

    Other then a creepy Homunculus LOL I believe it to be a die chip but if so you would think more would pop up in circulation.

  • darth_morgandarth_morgan Posts: 193 ✭✭✭✭

    I got this in a trade a few years back. It was able to circulate for a time before someone noticed it.

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  • LJenkins11LJenkins11 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like Abe has a copper Twinkie on his shoulder.

  • CRH4LIFECRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

    Nice struk thru! > @darth_morgan said:

    I got this in a trade a few years back. It was able to circulate for a time before someone noticed it.

  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I got this several years ago and never have figured out how to get it out. Thief didn't want it either!

    Ken
  • HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    lymphoma

    Think I saw that popped on TLC :D

  • jabbajabba Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭✭✭

    bizarre and ugly


    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923

    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923

  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 24, 2020 4:21PM

    @jabba said:
    bizarre and ugly

    The engraver knew Walter Breen?

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,131 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great topic @CRH4LIFE

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,369 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why is Abe hiding an Idaho potato under his coat? Peace Roy

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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cryin Lincoln

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lincoln's Double Eye
    Discovery Piece may I add.

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lincoln's nose problem

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,357 ✭✭✭✭✭

    While we are on Lincoln, here's Abe looking back at his headless body.

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lincoln the vampire

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 24, 2020 5:47PM

    For some strange reason this Lincoln anomaly always reminded me of Alfred Hitchcock

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Really interesting and odd anomalies....Cheers, RickO

  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,729 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I call this unique Civil War token the "Crotch Comet."

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  • dimebagdimebag Posts: 114 ✭✭✭

    looks like abe has a chip on his shoulder ?

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