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| What Is Wrong With This Penny? |
You don't have to look very close to see that the last digit of the date is almost invisible. You'll see oddities in your finds like that if you pay close enough attention.
The coin could have been damaged in circulation, but in this case the explanation seems to be that grease accumulated in the part of the die where the "1" was engraved. In the coin collecting community, this penny would be called a greaser.
Here is a closer view.
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| Missing Date Digit on Penny Find. |
It is possible to find valuable error coins. This one isn't valuable, but it is a bit of an oddity.
Searching for error coins can be both fun and profitable.
You might not pick up pennies, and if you do you might not pay any attention to them, especially if they aren't old, but if you learn what to look for, you can add a whole new dimension to your finds.
You might not pick up pennies, and if you do you might not pay any attention to them, especially if they aren't old, but if you learn what to look for, you can add a whole new dimension to your finds.
I recently found a mint error coin that was listed as the first known example of its kind.
Mint errors can be difficult to identify, and it is easy to mistake coin damage for a mint error. Like most anything worth while, it requires study and practice. I just got into it more deeply in the last month or so and have to rely extensively on the opinions of more informed people.
After you find something, that is the end of one hunt but the beginning of another as you search to learn more about the find and its significance.
After you find something, that is the end of one hunt but the beginning of another as you search to learn more about the find and its significance.
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According to The Record, June 29, 2018, the wreck found by Global Marine Explorations and thought to be
French explorer Jean Ribault’s flagship, Trinité, was awarded to France by a U S Magistrate, Judge Karla Spaulding.
It appears that the State of Florida will excavate the wreck in cooperation with France.
Here is that link.
Trinité shipwreck awarded to France - News - The St. Augustine Record - St. Augustine, FL
Thanks to Brain B. for the link.
Here is that link.
Trinité shipwreck awarded to France - News - The St. Augustine Record - St. Augustine, FL
Thanks to Brain B. for the link.
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The second most popular image of Mary in Mexico, second only to Our Lady of Guadalupe, is the statue of Our Lady of St. John of the Lakes. In the early years of the 17th century, the holy Franciscan missionary Fray Miguel de Bolonia brought the statue to the village, then known as San Juan Bautista Mezquititlan, which was inhabited by the Nochiztleca tribe. Depicting the Immaculate Conception, it soon became a favorite of the Indians and was the center of their devotion. It became known beyond the village during the year 1623 when, according to an early legend, a spectacular miracle occurred...
Here is the link for more about that.
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What would you do with bunches of miscellaneous foreign coins? Any and all ideas wanted.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
