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Take a close look at the four 'I's representing George IV. I see doubling in the last two 'I's. In the last 'I', the secondary 'I' is quite a bit off.

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Welcome!
Would love to see what you are finding in my home state.

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No, I didn't fall off the coin cart... I've been tied up with work. So, let me take a moment to share one of my coin's with you: In Britain, the production of copper coins had been halted between 1816 and 1821. Britain's Great Recoinage of 1816 ended under the rule of King George IV when, Benedetto ...

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I'm so glad you said that, Paul. I was seeing the same thing but wasn't confident enough to post it.

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LDS, based mostly on the heavy flow lines in the fields?

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I agree. Nice find and excellent photos.

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The hardest part of taking the picture is holding the camera still once it is focused. It doesn't take much to blur a blown up coin image. Most cell phones or point and shoots have enough MP for the pic, 3MP is probably the minimum, but it is more important to fill the frame with the coin, if the ca...

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Slight misalignment of the dies is very common and gives that off-center look on the obverse. The filled in letters are known as die chips and also very common. In this coin, those look like bubbles in the clad. The bubbles are due to the poor quality of Lincoln cents made since late 1982. The clad ...

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Welcome! Hope to see the photo.

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Most of these are die chips.

The "break" between sail and sailor may be a break, but it is kind of fat.
Looks like this die was a bit brittle.

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I'm tending to agree with Daniel. Looks like a die chip. Kind of an odd place for one.

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depending on the coin materials (planchet makup), the 'die wear' imparted onto that coin during the strike (for business coins), gives them the 'luster' ("cartwheel or shimmery reflection") we all like to see.... I'm probably misunderstanding, but are you stating that a new die (no wear) ...

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All Lincoln cents since 1982 are clad copper over zinc. Zinc is a very reactive metal and this frequently leads to a separation of the copper and zinc.

In this coin, you are seeing an extreme example of this cladding issue. It is considered post-mint damage (PMD)

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I too have an 1883 No Cents Liberty nickel and upon inspection found a die break running from within the 'U' to the outer edge of the rim.

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First off, the quality of you last photos are very good! ===================== I've posted this before, but it still applies in regards to "What lens do you use?": Daniel's help page on photography is superb! Read it! Other tips: 1. Use what you already have first. Someone on here actuall...

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First off, dating coins is a rather modern phenomenon. In ancient times, most people knew the subject on the coin and related that to "their" time. Second, maps have changed over the centuries. You said Iran, but if this is old enough, it wasn't Iran, then. Here's examples from Persia: anc...

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That would be an unfortunate "ding" where the letter was struck by something: typically either another coin, or a coin counter, that results in displacing the metal of the raised letter and leaving shiny material where the metal once was. Other dings, just leave strange dents in the coin.

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Welcome! Awesome story!

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Class I examples were made circa 1834 - these all have lettered edges and no rust pit in the field just left of the top leaf of the olive branch on the reverse. Only 8 examples are known. Class II examples were made after 1857 - the only known specimen has a plain edge. Only 1 example is known. Clas...

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Almost all of the frequent responders here are experts on a particular coin. A couple (Daniel and Paul) are pretty much experts across the board. So, within coin collecting are various disciplines: types, sets, varieties, storage, photography, identification, etc. You need to decide on a path and th...

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Excellent pick, Mike

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PetesPockets55 wrote:I am pleased and proud to be a contributing ($) "CH Supporter"!

It feels great to support such an effective site! Glad you're on the team!
(Of course, you always have been as you are a great contributor of information.)

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If real, this Year 1, Silver Shekel, could value around $25,000.

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Than's interesting!

'UNUM' also looks weak.

Struck through grease?

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If you are talking about only a few coins, you can take them to most any coin dealer and get a "buy" price from them. They may even officially write it down for you as an appraisal assuming you will bring them for sale to them. If you are talking about a lot of coins, you will likely have ...

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These were originally sold in cellophane packages. Many were moved to third party products to display or store them better. These appear to be in one of those type of holders. Ungraded, these are selling on eBay for about $50 for the set in their original packaging, and about $25 in "other"...

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Read the fine print: Items may be beautiful, ugly, commemorative, engraved, tarnished, plated, off-brand , or even a hidden treasure, but all are guaranteed .999 fine Silver! Pieces may or may not display weight. It's just an off-brand. It's still silver... but, may be harder to sell in non-critical...

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Super find!

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7/10

Nice feature!

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This particular die may garner a small premium due to the shattered dies. Especially, if shattered on both sides. Even so, condition matters, as it does with all coins, tokens and medals. With that Daniel is correct... this coin is worth about $25. Other types of errors are quite common and do not a...

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9 of 10

Better than I thought I'd do.

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PALH1, there are a few slabbed. Most are business strikes. Funny thing is the few slabbed proofs sell for quite a bit less.

Seems this group of collectors want the OGP. And, I have to agree... The packaging on this one is nice.

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I finally lost my mind! I bought this coin at an absurd premium, but then, there were only 400 made, it is a proof, and it is an absolutely amazing coin. A kilo, pure silver, raw coin, in it's original packaging. I've placed a 1987 Walking Liberty nearby to allow you to compare sizes. Photos were ta...

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Welcome to the forum!

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Those cupholders are notorious at making odd 'mint errors'.

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Overall, it's a die crack. (in the denticles, definitely.) Fairly common.
Possibly, some lamination in the field. Less common.

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Howdy, and welcome! I noticed you posted a lot of links to YouTube videos of your coins. There are some interesting coins in these videos, but most are difficult to see details. Especially those in flips. It's probably the resolution of the video and distance from the subject. I would ask that you t...

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Got this Capped Bust quarter pretty cheap since it's not in the best shape, but look at the toning on the obverse. The reverse looks like the coin's metals were not mixed well. Just thought it was a really interesting coin.

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Looks like the "ding" on the handle is part of the doubling based on the WDDR-047 "standard":

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I believe this is pointing to the 1957 Wheat error video, not a silver nickel.

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