KarenHolcomb

I did come up with this the other day. Am now trying to find out what made the man deserve his own token for his 80th bday.

@Moxie15 thanks a bunch for your effort. The language thing is holding me back as well.

No, JB. There was no change anywhere. Now after all this, I did squirt some UDDERLY SMOOTH on them and it was crazy how the lotion turned bright green and it did bring the roughcoat of grime and such off, it still left behind the patterns of the dirt behind.

Hey fellows. I don't usually come to this room, so I am Karen and I enjoy helping people in my various FB Groups identify their unknowns. I have hit a gigantic stump on this one. I have found only 1 site that shows the same coin but has no info other than the photos. I've also found a few sites that when I enter the characters, as well as I can make them out, come up in search but they are are poorly translated and just long lists of people with awards and such and no photos. So maybe one of you can help to identify it. I don't mind doing the research, I love it in fact. So if I can get some info that can steer me in the right direction, links to websites, anything would be great. I THINK it is possibly from Austria, Budapest, maybe? Thanks a bunch- K

So I been soaking these in Olive Oil, Extra Virgin of course, for a year now. I just finished going through the last bit of my Memorial Coppers that I been saving and have nothing else besides World Coins to sort so I guess it's time to get the oil off these. They sure don't look any better than the 11th of last year. Next stop...the World is mine.

Right. Thing is that they are SOOO pricey, so we gotta keep looking for errors until we either find that one Coin that will allow me to get serious or win the lottery.

I have looked and don't find that a 5 Drachmai 1930 was ever produced in Silver but rather was only struck in Nickel. Also, I couldn't find anything with the Silver statement across the bottom. Perhaps is was struck by an Independent Mint or something. You can do a Specific Gravity Test to determine it's contents and that is a relatively simple test and you can find instructional videos on youtube. The specific gravity of Silver is 10.50.

For listings of known Varieties for most Coins I suggest checking varietyvista.com and doubleddie.com

From what I have seen, if you are looking to spend and make money as opposed to truly enjoying the hobby itself, Uncirculated Business Strikes seem to bring more money than Proofs. Seems to me that not many people buy individual Coins from Proof Sets, but rather want the entire set and don't want to pay much for them. Also, Proofs are expected to be perfect (although to my experience over the past few years the Proofs being put out are far inferior to years of old), like the Nickel always having the Full Steps. So finding a Coin that was minted for circulation and is way perfect is a Coin that people want to own .

I learned by thinking of the Small Date having a 2 that looks like an upside-down 5, only rounded off.

@Lancek I've heard a bunch of people talk about that but the first time I used it it didn't offer results on a Foriegn coin, and I also use it for other stuff besides coins and since I have the gmail/google photos it's already there and doesn't require a dl.

@ChWitt just a minute ago I saw a post about a 2020 Double Ear on Jow Cronin's FB Group. Guy just found it today so if you didn't already send this one in, you better do it soon so you can get the Attribution.

@Hinkle Hey Dude. I wanted to say that the easiest and quickest way I have found to identify, well just about anything, is to use Google Lens. If you have a Gmail acct then you also have Google Photos, although a BUNCH of people don't know it, and the Lens is inside the Photos. I have been amazed at the Coins, Tokens, etc that I have identified and valued for people in the past years. Has made me quite the go-to gal for people in my groups. But I keep this secret off FB cause I kinda like being a Master at something. Lol!

Right. And I along with many others have the 1st 2 Nickels and hope to get the 3rd. Idk the uncirc set didn't normally release until November, but with everything going on I am curious whether or not there will even be a release.

So does anybody know what the Mint intends to do about the 3rd W Nickel that was supposed to go with this years Uncirculated Coin Sets?

Hey, hey! Props to our own @DWLange for his article on the 1960 Lincoln Cent in, I believe, the December 2019 Edition of CoinWeek. It's nearly a year later and is still appearing in the Google news feed on Android devices. That tells me it is quite popular and it's no wonder as it is well written and informative for us newbies and I'm sure even the more experienced collector might pick up some tidbit of information he may not have been aware of before. I especially enjoyed the bit of Numismatic history that was entwined into the article, namely how the Mint trued to deny there was a difference at all. Great job Sir! Always a pleasure to read your writing's. https://coinweek.com/coins/error-coins/the-1960-small-date-cent-the-coin-that-kicked-off-a-collecting-frenzy/

That's not what I meant Kurt. I thought maybe you had heard of it being found on the 2020's. I haven't been keeping up with the Shield Cent errors.

@VKurtB Yes Sir, I thought finning too, but I had all mine labeled as Collar Clash right up until I spent them all. Lol! Hard times. It could be either and neither error adds value.

https://www.maddieclashes.com/

Sure does look interesting. I'm not much into Shield Cents but I don't recall ever seeing one with doubling on the ONE CENT. I think they usually are as extra lines of the shield and extra thickness of the letters, which btw seem generic to me but maybe that's cause I never see it.

@VKurtB was that on a 2020?

With the 2020's just now being attributed I dare to say it is not a doubled ear but rather a void in the strike like with too much grease. But at $4 to send it in, I'd send it in. Or you could ask @DWLange at the ask NGC/NCS forum what he thinks. He's super knowledgable about errors. And then there is always the option to email Wiles at Varietyvista.com He's pretty good at returning emails. Regardless, you should hold onto to it until you get a more certain answer.

I often wondered how you prove you have a 1st Strike? Are those automatically slabbed?

@SherylZ22 coinbuf has a most valid point. We generally don't give a post much time without photos of at least both sides and preferably close ups of the questioned area. That said I am responding because I THINK I know what you are talking about because I am sure to have sorted 1000's of State and Park Quarters and seen it 10p's of times, and it is called Collar Clash. It is quite common with the Quarter and the more you look at the more you'll see it. And so there is no extra value there. Most times it doesn't span the entire Rim and you will likely see more of the Copper color in that area of the Rim. BUT...without seeing your coin I really cant say for sure if that us what is going on or not. https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/_double-rims_-and-false-rims-arise-in-many-circumstances.html

Do you have the image for the new reverse?