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Lem E

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    Post your 5 cent pieces.

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    On 10/16/2022 at 3:56 PM, numisport said:

    I think these Franklin Mint proofs are really nice. 

    Sorry to dark, I'll work on that. Thinking about purchasing equipment. Are these digital microscopes what I want ?

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    They look nice. I like the pineapple. I get half way decent results with my phone. I don’t own a digital microscope so I’m not sure how well they do with full coin images.

    Post your 5 cent pieces.

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    On 10/16/2022 at 7:44 AM, Quintus Arrius said:

    Two from Frisco. Same date.  Couldn't help yourself. I understand.

    These two 41 Large S coins are almost identical in hand. I got the second one MUCH cheaper than the first. According to Nagengast, there were less than 10 die pairs used with only 1 pair having the large S mintmark. It is said that the 1941 S Washington quarters with this large S mintmark are few and far between.

    Post your 5 cent pieces.

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    On 9/19/2022 at 9:22 AM, The Neophyte Numismatist said:

    This nickel is actually a counterfeit.  This nickel was made by Francis Henning.  "Henning Nickels" have become collectible in their own right.  The primary identifier is the missing mint mark above Monticello (as seen on other War Nickels).

    These nickels are so popular, that they are often faked (can you imagine a fake of a fake?).  The arrow points to the die marker (the little flare coming off the last corner of Monticello) that shows that this "coin" is a genuine fake :bigsmile:.

    Here is his mug shot:

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    @The Neophyte Numismatist went into a little more detail on this coin here. 

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    JP's Nickels

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    On 10/15/2022 at 1:14 PM, EagleRJO said:

    Sweet! There are a bunch of nice nickels, and that really is a massive registry set with almost 300 coin slots. Looks like you are about halfway there from skimming through the pages.

    Also, looks like @Lem E is a little ahead on that set. 😜 

    JP has found one of, if not THE hardest coin to find in the 39S rev of 40. I’m jealous for sure.

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    Post your most recent acquisition: US

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    Add stuff.

    I’m generally not an error coin collector, but I do like the broadstruck coins and always wanted an example for the collection. I also wanted an example of a holder with the FS designation before they went with the 5 and 6 step. I believe this is a Gen 7 holder. 2 birds with one stone.25D0A869-2931-49D8-B006-C62C44A04629.thumb.jpeg.7aa32fa49a2c68311728435cf78eb9c6.jpegEA4F8EE9-4E11-4440-9F64-BA02AA53F67E.thumb.jpeg.5695657d24e2b8ccfad1878a275d80ac.jpeg
     

    Edit / When I entered this cert# it came up as a CAC coin which I thought was weird because it is too modern. Out of curiosity I checked the CAC site cert lookup and no match was found. I think it is a glitch in NGCs system.7333B729-B77E-4272-8EB0-DC4835DCD89F.thumb.jpeg.f2eeee895df84d62479072e1d52abd14.jpeg

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    2006 North Dakota error?

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    I am not saying I know exactly how this coin was damaged, but the raised bubbles on the coin indicate that the the clad layers are separating from the copper core after being heated up in some way. Could be a fire, sitting on top of a wood stove, heated with a torch, etc. There are a lot of ways a coin can get damaged. Coins will not always loose their shape after being heated up and any discoloration that may have been on the coin could have been cleaned or worn off when put back into circulation. Whatever happened to this coin, it is not a mint error. 

    Old scotch tape and scuff removal on ngc holders?

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    I have taken stickers and things with adhesive off with some WD-40. I have never used it on a slab though. As far as polishing the scratches out of the slab, there are some products specifically for that. I believe one product is called Slab Renew and another is Novus. Some people use headlight restorer. It does take a little practice and some elbow grease. I have only tried it once and pretty much made it look worse. It can be done to a certain extent. It really depends on how bad the slab is. Some people can get them to come out really good.