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I just nabbed the antique finish Sekhmet for my exonumia project. Quite the fierce war goddess. You don't want to mess with Sekhmet:

That's a good question, Jblindy, but I'm probably not going to have a great answer for you. I kind of just wait for the right pieces to come along, but that's the game with ancients....it's different than with something like Morgans in some key ways. The first is that there really is no one agreed upon definition of what constitutes a set. It's not at all like Morgan Dollars where it is known exactly what dates/mints were made in their entirety. So, what I do is really apples and oranges compared with what you do as there's an agreed upon framework and definition of completion in your pursuit. I'll never really know if my collection is truly complete. There are no records from the time the coins were made that still exist, if there were any such records in the first place. My exonumia project may be a better fit here, now that I think about it. My exonumia project is trying to assemble a full set of the Egyptian Gods 2 oz silver rounds from the Sunshine Mint. With that project, I've set goals. The first purchase was the Sobek round, because Sobek is special to me. From there, once Sobek was acquired, I went for the round with the lowest total mintage next. After that, there was one round with an antique finish that was a lower mintage with that particular finish, so I acquired that next. Now that I have these pieces, I'm just working on completing the set as all of the remaining pieces are of essentially equal difficulty. So, that's my strategy there. I hope it helps!

With Jblindy's collecting goal, that would indeed be a necessary step, I would say.

Like the Morgans, I haven't seen a Peace in person yet, but I've seen the photos and I have to agree with you, Mark....the Peace Dollars are much better. They have a pretty good look and are quite attractive. The U.S. Mint definitely did a better job on the Peaces for sure.

I'm with Jonathan and Bob....definite impact damage and I agree with GBrad, it happened quite some time ago. It's just a damaged Wheatie...there are a lot of them out there.

I'm with GBrad.....both coins are completely normal for their date and mint. They're just spenders.

No problem. I'm glad I could help you out

I think what you're seeing is due to die deterioration. When dies wear out, you can see doubling, flow lines....all kinds of things on the coins struck from those dies. In looking at the head on photos of the entire coin (huge blow-ups like you posted aren't exceptionally helpful. They can impede our review of a coin and they can make things which aren't anything special look special to you, simply because such a blow up makes them look different.), I saw thickness around the numerals and letters which are textbook signs of die deterioration. Features on coins due to die deterioration are not considered collectible and add no value to a coin.

Hi Sharann, Both of your cents are indeed Large Dates. I don't think we've talked before.....you were probably active here during my long hiatus, but it's always good when a member in good standing returns, and judging by the replies of others, you certainly fit the bill. Welcome back

Yep.....I'm with Bsshog. It looks like a strike through to me as well.

I actually do not own a single autograph but my top five would actually all be musicians......I'd want the autographs of Candia and Tony McKormack of Inkubus Sukkubus, Noddy Holder of Slade, and Vinnie Vincent and Ace Frehley of Kiss. I'm not much of a follower of actors and actresses.

GBrad's got this one nailed. I cannot think of a single thing to add. Well done, sir!

Indeed.....

Bill...as someone who has learned a massive ton from Jonathan over the years and who has a doctoral degree in higher education leadership, I see what he said as instructional as well. Rather than just hand you an answer, he was urging you to look at the problem and find your own answer. The problem with talking on a message board is that we lose tone of voice, inflection, facial expressions and body language, which can cause things said instructionally to sound abrupt or even rude, depending on who views it. Jonathan is super knowledgeable. He's one of the most knowledgeable people on this whole message board. If it weren't for what I learned from him and his mentoring, I wouldn't be doing anywhere near as well with ancients as I am. He really is an amazing teacher.

I'm with GBrad and Greenstang.....your cent is genuine, original and not replated. However, though it is a nice coin, it wouldn't be worth the expense of having it graded.

Oh yeah....I should add a thank you to Roger for posting the photos for comparison. It's interesting to see them side by side. So, thank you for sharing those, Roger!

Hi RJoe!! Well, in looking at your coin, I'm thinking it's definitely post-minting damage and not an error. It looks like it was placed into contact with some kind of a corrosive chemical and that's why it has that appearance.

I noticed that, too, Mark. The U.S. Mint appears to have flubbed up and put the 1922 Low Relief with the attached branch reverse style on the 2021 Peace, not the 1921 reverse style, at least based on the rays below the tail. But at least it doesn't really detract horribly from the aesthetics of the coin unlike my "favorite" things of 2021, those damned "CC" and "O" privy marks on the Morgans. I know, I know.....I keep going on and on about this, but those privy marks really bother me.

That's a great way to put it, Mark. They do lack punch. Compared to an 1878-1921 issue, the 2021's are just......sterile. Bland. Plain. Unexciting. They lack the charm of the originals, in my opinion, but I'm not necessarily against the P,D and S issues, even with their flaws and sterility compared to the originals. They are from a different era than the originals and the mintmarks on the D and S issues are the real deal...those coins were indeed struck at Denver and San Francisco. The privy marked ones I am against, completely against. They're not actual Carson City or New Orleans products.....they're Philadelphia coins with ersatz mintmarks and stupid looking ersatz mintmarks at that. I think that the U.S. Mint could have and should have done a better job with these than they did, especially when they charged $85 a piece for them. But the main thing I think is that the whole "CC" and "O" thing never should have happened. The Carson City and New Orleans mints are dead and have been for over a century. Stupid privy marks on Philadelphia coins are no fitting tribute to those historical mints and their roles in Morgan dollar history. If the U.S. Mint needed to issue Morgan dollars beyond the P, D and S issues, they should have done a 2021-W coin. At least the W would be a real mintmark from an actual, functioning mint facility.

That's a great find Joe!!! I'd be thrilled with a 1923 Canadian Small Cent from circulation in any grade. Of all of your finds you have posted here, this one is easily my favorite. Congrats!!!!

Since it's on OfferUp, it's likely heavy damage. The coin is also heavily corroded. OfferUp is complete and total garbage.

It's very nice to see a Morgan with an actual, genuine O mintmark and not a stupid privy mark. I'm really down on those privy marks. Thanks for sharing it!!

Congrats about your club resuming activity, Kurt!!! That's great news!! Sadly, the NGC Boards are the closest to thing a coin club that I have in my life. There are two coin clubs in my area that I could reasonably got to for meetings. One is a bunch of grumpy old men who only collect U.S. coins and the other is a bunch of nicer old men who only collect U.S. coins. Sadly, there's not a place for me and my Faustinas and Egyptian Gods exonumia at either one

No worries, Joe!! I've made the plastic error myself with proof and mint set coins in the past. It happens. ~Tom

That is VERY good to know!!! Thank you so much, Alex!!!