lcutler ✭✭✭✭

It's all about history for me. The crude planchets, less than perfect die work, the rough life they have led over the centuries, just like our country they came from rough beginnings. If they were pe… (View Post)

No US coins had mintmarks in 1965, 1966 and 1967, and most other years it only means they were minted in Philadelphia, it's not normally something that adds value. What about it looks incorrect? It j… (View Post)

It's a misaligned die strike, not off center. On an off center strike, both sides would be off center equally, not just the obverse. (View Post)

My niche still shifts and evolves even after 55 years. I still collect colonials as my main interest, but my focus shifts within that area. I also dabble a bit with ancients, Confederate currency and… (View Post)

5.03 is a little heavy, and if it is lead free solder it wouldn't add much weight. Regardless if it's solder or not, it's still damage of some kind. (View Post)