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I have one, on a 1853 arrows & rays type. The punch on mine is a later state, with parts of some letters broken off the punch. (View Post)

. An 1874-CC 3-cent silver piece is already on the list to do at some point. I do hope to eventually fill all the holes in a type set. . (View Post)

. Yes, chopping a coin in half is always an option ;) A thick copper plating would seem to be a reasonable hypothesis. But to add 10% to the weight, the plating would have to be about 0.002" thi… (View Post)

. Those are all on the list of things to do. . (View Post)

I bought this out of a dealer's "junk" box at a recent coin show. The color of the metal was obviously unusual. Still, copper-nickel 5-cent coins that have been buried in the ground can cor… (View Post)