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by henrysmedford
Sat Jan 09, 2021 10:34 am
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: 1983-D US Penny?
Replies: 15
Views: 9220

Re: 1983-D US Penny?

Keep looking you can find some keepers in change my son found these. They are not worth much by a nice fellow coin collector sent them infor him.

https://www.pcgs.com/cert/26809665

https://www.pcgs.com/cert/26809666

https://www.pcgs.com/cert/26809666
by henrysmedford
Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:11 am
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: 1983-D US Penny?
Replies: 15
Views: 9220

Re: 1983-D US Penny?

I am far from an expert. But to me it looks like all post meant damage. But it sure is nice seeing this forum have a lot more activity. I have a son who has gone through thousands of rolls of cents If you click on the link on the bottom of this post it will show Franklin’s finds from coin counting m...
by henrysmedford
Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:57 pm
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: 1982 D small date ...Copper... maybe..
Replies: 7
Views: 5704

Re: 1982 D small date ...Copper... maybe..

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I cheated it and just bought a set like this and broke it up to fill the book. See https://iccoin.com/u-s-1982-lincoln-ce ... d/#gallery
by henrysmedford
Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:00 pm
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: any ideas
Replies: 7
Views: 6684

Re: any ideas

To me, it looks like something whacked it that had a round shape and an indent that made the "point" on the coin as it was hit. Definitely PMD. Thanks for the answer. With the Covid coin shortage down in the states we’ve been giving out half dollars instead of quarters and I’ve noticed it seems to ...
by henrysmedford
Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:20 pm
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: any ideas
Replies: 7
Views: 6684

Re: any ideas

Is the "point" raised? It looks like, from the photo, that there is a larger "crater around the "point" and inside your red circle. Can you provide a clearer, photo without the red circle? I just copied the photo above. I noticed that when I saw the rolling machine rings that he was asking about. J...
by henrysmedford
Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:03 am
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: any ideas
Replies: 7
Views: 6684

Re: any ideas

Is there a small error on his cheek?

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by henrysmedford
Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:36 pm
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: Have no idea what these are?
Replies: 8
Views: 8222

Re: Have no idea what these are?

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by henrysmedford
Sun Dec 06, 2020 9:19 pm
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: Future of Canadian coin collection?
Replies: 10
Views: 6646

Re: Future of Canadian coin collection?

No blog and with Covid all is on hold. We were on the US TV show Nightline on penny hoarding Nine years ago. That is why we had a bin on copper penny’s. See https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/extreme-penny-hoarders-hope-cash-15077826 . We were told my son would not walk are talk when he was youn...
by henrysmedford
Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:41 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: Any idea
Replies: 4
Views: 2383

Re: Any idea

by henrysmedford
Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:37 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: Any idea
Replies: 4
Views: 2383

Re: Any idea

by henrysmedford
Sat Dec 05, 2020 1:35 pm
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: Future of Canadian coin collection?
Replies: 10
Views: 6646

Re: Future of Canadian coin collection?

As an outsider looking in being that I’m from Oregon and not Canada I would say that the biggest detriment to get in young people involved with collecting coins has been that the Change of composition of coins over the years. And the alloy recovery program that Canada runs that pulls out all the goo...
by henrysmedford
Fri Dec 04, 2020 7:56 am
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: 1911 Lincoln wheat penny "berty"
Replies: 3
Views: 5589

Re: 1911 Lincoln wheat penny "berty"

Here’s one that I found.Probably the oldest coin ever made in the US :-).




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by henrysmedford
Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:12 am
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: 1911 Lincoln wheat penny "berty"
Replies: 3
Views: 5589

Re: 1911 Lincoln wheat penny "berty"

Pardon the pun but I took the liberty of posting your question on a US site to see what their thoughts are. See http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=44733
by henrysmedford
Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:10 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 2008 1 CENT chiped 3 times
Replies: 3
Views: 2072

Re: 2008 1 CENT chiped 3 times

Are you going through old Canadian rolls of pennies or US rolls of pennies?
by henrysmedford
Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:52 pm
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: 1964 FIVE CENT USA * LETTERS B B G ?
Replies: 4
Views: 10719

Re: 1964 FIVE CENT USA * LETTERS B B G ?

Here’s a website on counter stamped coins. https://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/what-is-a-counterstamped-coin/ I live down in the states and I do believe it’s not against the law to counter stamp a coin or run it through and make an elongated coin but I do believe in Canada it is illegal to do both of...