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I'm with LemE, DW Lange and GBrad......definitely a plated cent.

Very nice pickup, Jason. I used to collect German coins myself, and I always had a soft spot for those from Muldenhutten (and Hamburg). It's really nice to see a pretty E mint again....brings back memories. Thanks for sharing that!!

Neat find J.P.! I think you definitely have a grease fill die on your hands. I actually found a great one of those myself about 21 years ago when I lived out in California. It was a 1999-D Delaware with the last 7 missing from the 1787 date at 12 o'clock on the reverse. It was pretty cool.

Now THAT is really cool!!! Roger, do you know if any photos of the test pieces exist?

Now that's interesting.....I have to echo Bob's question.....were any reduced Eisenhower Dollar obverse dies actually produced? Since Bob mentioned that Judd mentions no patterns, I'm assuming that no actual strikes of any kind were actually made, but an obverse die would still be interesting to see.

I'm with Coinbuf.......grease-filled die on the reverse and post minting damage on the obverse.

It's either polished or it's been replated. It's quite common to find steel cents where the original zinc coating has been stripped off and the coins replated with new zinc. Your coin definitely has the look of a replated steel cent.

I'm with Mike......they're not worth doing anything with, really. By the time you list them up on eBay, pay your seller's fees and get the shipping materials, you're probably looking at either a wash or losing money. If it were me, I'd dump them.

All of those things are undoubtedly true. But it's still an absolutely hideous coin, in my humble opinion.

And don't forget the little green sticker that says CAC on it.......I'm sure that played its part as well.

Ooh!!! Good catch Bob!! I didn't even notice that, honestly. I better start paying better attention here.......

$52 for what is now a polished lump of 90% silver alloy worth $19.14 per Coinflation. Wow. What a deal.

I, for one, am crying my eyes out over here. The winning bid should really be something special. I can't believe it's up to $52.

They definitely look nice, for sure. I like them!! But I definitely doubt they'd work as well for ancients with the uneven rims and everything that they have. As for your ancients, have you posted pics up here? Maybe we can help you with them. I only know Roman myself, but other members here do know Greek and Byzantine as well.....it might be worth a shot!

Now I think that would work well for a sestertius!!! Thank you for that, Jason. Now, time to look at doing a test order to undertake the experiment!!

I'm so sorry to hear that. I was totally screwed on that 100 Kurush myself. I bought it from a dealer in Turkey who I had good references for from others who were collecting Ottoman coins. Once I found out the coin was fake, he totally disappeared on me. I guess he did this to a few other people, too. Sometimes even when you do your homework, the worst happens. It sucks, but I'm glad you're sticking with the hobby.

And at only a million dollars a coin for one of the ugliest Morgan Dollars I have ever seen, you can't lose!!

Those capsules are quite nice.....but they wouldn't work well for ancients. There is too much variance in diameter and thickness among coins of the same denomination with ancients, so something that finely tuned for coins all of virtually identical sizes wouldn't work for my collection. Sometimes, I wish it would....but I do like my little stockbooks, so it's alright that they don't. I can see how they'd be an appealing option in other collecting areas, though.

Thanks for that, Jason. That all sounds pretty good. I'm going to have to get some and try them out. I'll have to see if they have anything larger than a large U.S. dollar size for my sestertii. I put those in dollar sized 2x2s currently, but even if I can switch for just asses, dupondii and denarii, that's a lot fewer staples involved and a lot fewer potential staple related boo-boos........I think this is an experiment worth undertaking!!

I hate to say it JAnsley, but it definitely looks like a cast fake to me. There are a lot of those for this particular issue floating around. I'd say at this point, there are likely more fakes of this coin than genuine examples in existence. But at $40, it could have been worse. I've known people who paid a lot higher rate of numismatic tuition learning in this hobby. And fakes can happen to any of us. About a decade ago, I bought a very convincing fake of a rare Ottoman gold 100 Kurush.....that one was a major ouch!!! I ended up getting gold melt out of it and that was all.....so, I lost a lot more than $40!!! It happens. Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back in the game!

I was replying to 7.jaguar's problem up there, Jason. I apologize for not being specific there. But it sounds like your headache continues, sadly. But at least your package is on the right continent now!!

That's a sharp binder, Jason. Very cool!! So, about the BCW peel and seal 2x2's......I'm guessing you dig them because you've switched to using them exclusively. I've thought about making the switch myself, but I haven't. How do they compare quality-wise and everything with the staple type 2x2s, if you don't mind my asking?

Seriously.....ugh!!! That is one ugly Morgan!! But I guess it's a million dollars worth of ugly to someone. That coin is a perfect example of why to buy the coin and not the holder.

Wow.....that's a strange situation. The only thing that I can think of is to contact FedEx and see what they say about shipping coins to the USA from Trinidad and Tobago. With what I collect, Roman coins, it is actually illegal for people in some countries to export them out of the country. This is also the case with Turkey and some older Ottoman coinage, but this is the first I've heard of with something modern enough to be made of copper-nickel. Definitely contact FedEx and see what they say. Then, get back to the potential seller when you have the answer right from FedEx themselves. I'd imagine if you were to provide a solution from FedEx themselves, you'll likely get the coins. I'm a seller myself, and I always want to make a sale if I can!