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I believe it was originally a Canadian 1 cent coin. The centre has been punched out or filed away, then the remnants of the reverse ground flat. All to make a piece of jewellery, apparently. (View Post)

Here are the ones to watch out for: anachronisms, or forward-dated coins. Many mints strike coins well in advance of their issue date. I know here in Australia this is the case; if previous years are… (View Post)

To answer this question as best as I can: I don't believe they can rely on any external, objective tests or measurements. Half of the Euro coin issuers usually source their blanks from the same … (View Post)

To USSID and others who are struggling with this Topic: the question is not "are these mint errors", the question is, "How did NGC determine that these are Estonian coin planchets, whe… (View Post)

Personally, I firmly believe that a coin collector cannot be "created" ex nihilo. A person either has the personality that can become a coin collector, or they do not, and there's very… (View Post)