thedeadpoint

Fascinating thread, gents. Thanks for the good read.

Wow. I've never seen something like that before. It is on top of the coin, right? (Versus incised on the coin.) If so, that means it is damage on the die. I can't read the year - have you googled to see if there are any errors associated with that year?

An alternate theory - maybe someone melted copper to the face of the coin after it was minted?

I have two problems:

1) I only buy new stuff once a year (if that). Sadly, I haven't found any good coin stores in the Washington D.C. area - surprising given the history and the money (in all uses of the word) here. Moreover, when the Baltimore Coin Show is going on, I seem to always be busy that one weekend - even when I plan on going!!

2) When I do buy something, I forget to document it for this site. I intend to, but never get around to it.

I wonder where they all went... Reddit?

Check out this site to see if you can see your coin! http://www.coppercoins.com/diesearch.php

Both are fantastic! Reminiscent of the days when hundreds of similarly gorgeous notes were posted on this site.

This thread has been going on for a while!

Welcome to Coinpeople! It's very hard for me to see but I'm guessing it's post-mint damage. I can't think of a minting process that would cause that.

Huh. I live a short drive from Mount Vernon but haven't been since I was in grade school. Methinks this is the year.

A few days ago, the top article on Wikipedia was again coin-related. This time it featured the Illinois Centennial Half Dollar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Centennial_half_dollar

I must say it is a very handsome coin. Does anyone out there have one?

They are something to do with the U.S. military services. Maybe commissioning medals?

Are they certain enough in its authenticity to make an offer? If they are, then it might very well be real.

I've never heard of this "error" but I see it is well-known! It doesn't look like a full-fledged "spitting eagle". If it were, the crack would be as clear as day. While I do see a little "drip" coming out of the beak, at best it is just the beginning of the famous crack. Maybe the coin is worth a couple of dollars?

Shiny Philly

Hmmm... Haven't heard of them. Thanks for the heads up.

Welcome to Coinpeople! 

While I personally can't answer your question, I bet some folks here can. 

That picture on the bottom - is that of the same coin or a known satin/non-satin for comparison?

All I can read is "Oak Hall". What does the rest read?

That is a VERY worn token

Never heard of the principality!

I love the cold!

Happy (almost!) New Year, Colin! Hope you and Rina have an excellent 2018!!

Happy New Year to all the Coinpeople!

Touché!

Ok, doing some scouring online, I don't see any records of a 1971-D DDR. It's probably machine doubling - still a cool find!
 

22 hours ago, gxseries said:

Thedeadpoint, I don't believe it's a weak strike. If anything, this is a woodie - kept it as it has interesting streaks through it.

Ahh... Maybe I just wish the lower field were less empty :-p

That's a great idea, Art.

I am being reacquainted with my collection right now. One of my plans is to consolidate it down to just the coins/notes that mean the most to me. Since what I want to slough off doesn't have a lot of value and since I don't want to haggle with a dealer, I plan to give away the coins/notes to neighborhood kids. I'll announce it to a local message board and offer a handful of coins each month to any interested kids. I figure it's a good way to get some interested in collecting.

Those are great! Merry Christmas!