Just Bob

Congrats!

The overall look of the coin makes me think it is stained, and not missing the outer clad layers.

The coin looks like it is in some kind of mount. What is that?

On 2/18/2023 at 7:51 AM, ldhair said:

I let myself get almost 20 years behind with adding the items into my system.

 

And I thought I was bad about putting things off until later!

You are hereby proclaimed Emperor Procrastinatorius, leader of the Putter-Offers. 

On 4/2/2023 at 11:35 AM, ShakenBake81 said:

Update on coins.......

They are real coins.  Ive been in talks with Stack's Bowers Galleries and they will be in the upcoming HongKong Auction in October.  All coins will be graded before Auction.  Life changing experience.  

Please post a link to the auction. I love a good success story, and I want to follow these coins and see how they do.

On 4/2/2023 at 3:07 PM, powermad5000 said:

 I may just have to keep the option open that it was a legitimate clip error but has post mint damage as well.

Bingo

I agree with Sandon. The presence of the Blakesley effect leads me to believe that this could be the real deal.

On 2/26/2023 at 12:31 PM, portmanson said:

Since I hardly have answers in the other section of this forum, I ask here: Are there videogames that are based exclusively on coins or on the history of coins? If so, recommend games about coins, I don't know of the existence of games of this type and I would love to play something like this

The US mint website has games for kids. Click here

On 3/27/2023 at 3:18 AM, Quintus Arrius said:

[I believe a fast-one was pulled here relative, to the OP's position, but am not sure, why or to what end.  A metallurgical analysis was provided indicating four elements were present, the dominant one being copper [Cu] and to a lesser extent tin [Sb] silver [Ag] and lead [Pb].

@RWB stated helpfully that the post I responded to was five years old. Both the OP's membership date and succession of posts contradicted this. This was quietly cleaned up with no Edit note, but silver stuck in my mind as Sandon had mentioned it. My reply to @RWB, as well as his contention, were excised. I was unaware of these developments until I revisited the thread and found my comment had been surreptitiously parked on a siding for review.  I mention this because another comment I made nearly an hour ago elsewhere has similarly been sidelined.  Other members may have experienced much of the same. It is an ever-present possibility.

I believe you are referring to a different thread about a different coin, by this same OP. This one, as a matter of fact: Click here for the other thread

On 3/21/2023 at 6:01 AM, EagleRJO said:

Tokens are an area of interest for me, so from doing a little digging It's a British token ...

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia47678.html

Looks like it's a brass 1-Pound amusment arcade vending token selling on eBay in good condition for between $5 and $10.

Nice job 

I would have been happy just to have found the two large cents. Finding that Connecticut copper is icing on the cake. Congratulations!  Have you had it stored away for the last 45 years, or do you take it out and show it to people?

Gotta love those old holders. That one is a looker! 

Special mint sets, struck for collectors as a poor substitute for proof sets, were only made in 1965, '66, and '67.

Are you looking for cameo examples of the SMS coins?

Your pictures aren't showing up, at least on my laptop.

Also, you may want to re-post this in the US/World coin forum, since this forum is for questions about the NGC registry, and is not viewed by very many members.

Welcome to the forum. As Greenstang said, your coin was damaged after it left the mint. Examples like this are posted on here every now and then. The theory is that the coin was caught between the inner and outer drums of a commercial dryer, and was worn down into its current shape. You can do an internet search for "dryer coin" and find numerous examples.

Welcome to the forum, Eric. Sorry to burst your bubble, but your first instincts were correct. Your cent is damaged. From the pattern, it looks like the damage was caused by the jaws of a bench vise. 

What does the obverse look like?

And. do you have a link to the information about the cent struck on the rupee?

Never mind. I found it.

https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5364/

Is the triangle on the reverse raised or incuse?

On 3/14/2023 at 10:35 AM, dccyber said:

 It's a shame this coin came back as damaged as it's such a great piece. 

That is a really nice piece, even with the environmental damage. 

You own two 48-D Booker Ts in MS67+ ?!

Well done!