Recent finds?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:50 amHere is what the Ryedale spit out this week. I have never seen one cleanly punched straight through. Must of been a press or die cutter or something.
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:50 amRe: Recent finds?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:44 pmAnother one from the same batch.
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:51 pmPretty cool!
Ive never found anything like those, the 1st one be the start of my collection.
Ive never found anything like those, the 1st one be the start of my collection.
Re: Recent finds?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:18 pmI've seen a couple members here with a cross cut out of a cent. And, TXBullion sent me a smiley face cleanly cut out. These might be school projects or just practice with some type of cutting device. Either way they are an interesting find as long as they are zincs!
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:46 pmWell just searched thru 1,000 pennies, got 153 coppers, 4 of which were wheats. But best of all i found a dime in one of the rolls, no big deal right, well it was a 1960 dime. WOO HOO what are the odds
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:56 pmDrill Baby Drill wrote:Well just searched thru 1,000 pennies, got 153 coppers, 4 of which were wheats. But best of all i found a dime in one of the rolls, no big deal right, well it was a 1960 dime. WOO HOO what are the odds
Good job on the dime! I've found many dimes sorting pennies, but no silvers... yet! I've found a penny with a cross cut out before, and a mason stamped penny, but mine was stamped differently than yours.
Re: Recent finds?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:22 amAny thoughts on this zinc penny? Found it last night.. Does not look tampered with, but what do I know?.. Any guesses?
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:45 amLooks uneven like it was hit with an acid maybe. Is it really that light in color compaired to other zincs or is it your lighting by the camera?
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:53 amDiggin4copper wrote:Any thoughts on this zinc penny? Found it last night.. Does not look tampered with, but what do I know?.. Any guesses?
This is an error coin....I think called either a capped die or grease filled die error.
A neat coin...I like the unusual error coins like that too.
Re: Recent finds?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:06 pmIts the camera, it looks like a regular shiny zinc...
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:58 pmThe rough looking surface looks like some post mint damage (PMD)! Acid maybe? Not an expert at all.
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:10 pmIts funny though.. the rim is perfect all around it.. wonder if anyone else has any idea...guess it will go in the ever growing "neat coin" pile..
I also found a Zimbabwe 1995 1 cent(or whatever they call it) Bet it is worth a couple million
I also found a Zimbabwe 1995 1 cent(or whatever they call it) Bet it is worth a couple million