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Just Bob

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    1929 Overstruck with 6

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    On 3/1/2022 at 9:27 PM, Coinbuf said:

    There is no such thing as a 1929 struck over 1926 Lincoln cent which explains why you cannot find any information on it.   Your friend has a coin that was damaged, it received a hit in the area of the numeral 6 and some metal was displaced which coincidentally looks slightly similar to a tail of a 9.   Just simple PMD, there are no documented different date overstrikes for the Lincoln series.

    You sure that isn't a "9" that took a hit and looks like a "6"? (:

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    NOOBIE getting into collecting errors, specifically of pennies, I was directed to this forum and well here ya guys go

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    I think Mike & Coinbuf have it correct. A newly struck Lincoln cent stuck to the obverse die, creating what is known as a capped die. This means that the surface that would strike the next planchet now had a raised impression of the reverse - the memorial. The first coin struck by this capped die would have had a near perfect incuse impression on one side, and a normal memorial impression on the other side. Each subsequent strike would have caused the cap to expand and thin out, stretching the design. The edges most likely curved around the die face as the coin expanded. After repeated strikes, the cap would have thinned enough to sink slightly into the design on the obverse die - Lincoln's portrait, causing a vaguely head-shaped impression on the coins being struck, called a "ghost image." This is where your coin fits. It was struck through a capped die that had already struck several other coins before it struck yours, which, in coin jargon, is called a brockage. It would probably be a mid- or mid-to-late stage, since one that is truly late stage would actually have all signs of the memorial obliterated, and would show a blurry image of the obverse design.

    Charmy's February 2022 LONG BEACH SHOW REPORT w/lots of Pics!

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    On 2/23/2022 at 10:36 AM, GoldFinger1969 said:

    Really ?  I wonder if NGC will focus on FUN closer to their base of operations and PCGS is going to do likewise with Long Beach.

    Or maybe Covid and the long travel for each entered into the decisions.  No idea, just speculating. :)

    No, not really. My post was tongue-in-cheek. There were lots of pictures of PCGS, one of ANACS, and none of NGC. I was attempting to play off RWB's joking reply, questioning if PCGS slipped the OP some cash to post all of those pictures. I joked that maybe NGC did not pay her. 

     

    Charmy's February 2022 LONG BEACH SHOW REPORT w/lots of Pics!

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    On 2/23/2022 at 9:50 AM, RWB said:

    Did you get the cat slabbed? I see it's all ready....

    Did PCGS pay for all the promotional photos?

    Apparently, NGC either forgot to send their check, or failed to show up at the show. They got left out of the report entirely.

    And, what is the story with the guy with the cello case? Did he entertain the show attendees?

    PS - Glad Rich was ok. He needs to keep some snacks and water on hand from now on.

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    Found quarter

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

    Posted · Edited by Just Bob
    cleaning up typos, etc.

    On 2/15/2022 at 11:54 AM, RWB said:

    This is not really a good place for non-coin discussions. 

     

    Interesting comment from a man who frequently sneaks in politically motivated comments, and very often makes non-coin related comments, but that is a discussion for another day.

    On 2/15/2022 at 11:54 AM, RWB said:

    I'll contribute only the following bits and be done with it.

    And I will contribute my comments, as well.

    On 2/15/2022 at 11:54 AM, RWB said:

    In America, there are so many hand guns and "assault" weapons - good for nothing but killing people...

    Handguns are used for hunting, competition shooting, personal protection against dangerous animals, and recreational shooting. To say that they are good only for killing people is untrue and shows definite bias.

    Mentioning "assault" weapons shows the same bias. Surprising, since you said you took a gun safety course. (You didn't actually say that you were in the rifle club or participated in target shooting.) Aside from, in many cases, having a higher capacity magazine, the only differences in what the media and others call "assault rifles" and  regular rifles used for hunting are purely cosmetic, or to make the weapon easier to handle or control. They are no more powerful or deadly than a target rifle or "hunting" rifle of the same caliber.

    On 2/15/2022 at 11:54 AM, RWB said:

    For a snapshot, look back at the musical "West Side Story" from the mid-1950s -- gang weapons were knives, short swords, chains, all hand-to-hand combat. That one gang member showed up with a "zip gun" was a shock to all, and also indicative of the overall view that there was no place for a hand gun (or 1920s mob automatic weapons) except by legitimate police....where their holding could be tightly controlled.

    It seems very odd that you would cite a fictional musical as evidence, and even more odd that you would claim that "the overall view <was> that there was no place for a hand gun" (sic). That view may have been true for this work of fiction, but it definitely was not the view of the majority of the country in the 1950s.

    On 2/15/2022 at 11:54 AM, RWB said:

    That NRA in it's greed and spinelessness fails to offer "Safe Hunter Courses,"...

    I am neither a member nor a supporter of the NRA, but this statement is also false. The NRA does, in fact, offer a hunter safety course. They also offer other courses; among them are firearms training courses and safety courses for children. 

     

    On 2/15/2022 at 11:54 AM, RWB said:

    ...and that such formal and cooperative training is no longer required to get a Hunting License, is an indicator of the failure of once-responsible organizations to face the overall harm of their actions.

    This is an intentionally misleading statement. The NRA does not issue hunting licenses. The states issue licenses. You are intelligent enough to know this, so I assume you are implying it to prove your point.

     

     

    I could continue, but I will probably be reported to the moderators for what I have already written, and I don't really wish to be banned,

    The bottom line: The Second Amendment was not written to protect my right to hunt, or even my right to protect myself. It was written to protect against an overbearing government that would try to take away my freedom.

     

    I was given coins by my uncle when he passed but I'm clueless!!

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    On 2/12/2022 at 2:27 PM, Chance3742 said:

    Here are some photos of the front and back of the 1977 quarter I was talking about!! Which I have new info on since writing this post. I had the town jeweler look at it and he said that this coin is 40% silver and that the red color is due to a casting error that although it is rare it does happen!!! So what does that mean and what should I do with it at this point because I can't find a '77 Denver mint that's silver online!?

    Although it may be tempting to take the word of your local jeweler - whom you may know personally - over the word of some old guys on a chat board - whom you have never met - the information you got from your jeweler is wrong. As far as US coins are concerned, neither quarters nor the blanks from which they are struck are cast, so a "casting error" is out of the question. The odds of your coin being 40% silver are basically zero, as well.