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Xamant's Last 20 Posts
| Getting New Folks Into Die Varieties
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Xamant
New Member
United States
28 Posts |
 Posted 03/22/2025 01:49 am
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This sounds like an amazing opportunity! I would love to try this blind, not knowing the variety before inspecting it myself. I've been doing tons of digging into the research material available concerning everything from variety types to the minting process itself in the hope of being able to better identify the things I come across.
Through recently picking up the variety bug myself and having a bunch of false hits, I've come to realize that the main fault I and assume other new collectors have is that with the overwhelmingly swift access to such a vast library of reference material available online, it's easy to fall into the trap of letting the excitement of the hunt falsely project what you're researching onto the coins you're looking at.
Being able to see any examples of confirmed varieties in hand would surely be an amazing way to further understand and see the differences between true varieties and all the false positives.
Thank you so much for the generous offer!
PM sent,
Xamant.
EDIT: PM not sent.  As a new board member I am unable to access the link on your profile page to send over an email. |
| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 2009-P Ec 1c Damage Or Error?
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Xamant
New Member
United States
28 Posts |
Posted 03/04/2025 10:30 am
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Thanks all for the responses! I guess that die crack got me carried away a bit and I ended up putting too much thought into the damaged aspects of the coin.
On a side note, I have a few coins that I suspect have lamination errors. Should I create a separate topic for each coin, or group them together in a single post? |
| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 1985-P 5c Copper Nickel
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Xamant
New Member
United States
28 Posts |
Posted 12/03/2024 02:13 am
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don't tell me otherwise!
In all seriousness I suspect that may be the case as well. The only two things that made me question it were that spending time buried/ losing the material seen on this nickel would have a more of an effect on overall weight of the coin.
Second questioning factor would be that there is not a hint of it being a layer of environmental damage where a ding or damage elsewhere would point to an underlying "healthy" bit of metal.
Im half temped to chop into the rim to see what I find. |
| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 1985-P 5c Copper Nickel
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Xamant
New Member
United States
28 Posts |
Posted 12/03/2024 01:31 am
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Hey there,
I've come across quite a few of the "this nickel is 100% copper and I won't take no for an answer" threads that turn out to be easy to spot cases of environmental damage but hear me out.
I haven't handled many nickels, so my experience is next to none, but this one I have doesn't really match any of the examples I've come across.
It weighs 5g, tones into a very dark brown color on the surface when exposed to air for a while, but also comes off with the slightest touch.
Anyone want to share insights on what I have or suggest ideas to help with identification?
Nonetheless, here's my 100% copper nickel and don't tell me otherwise!
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| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 1994-P 1c Raised Line On Reverse
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Xamant
New Member
United States
28 Posts |
Posted 12/01/2024 5:21 pm
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Hey all,
Im thinking this is probably just a linear plating blister but I haven't come across one this straight and parallel to a design element. Just wanted to check in and see if my suspicions are correct.
What do you guys think?
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| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 2006 $1 Star Note Strap Serial #301-400
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Xamant
New Member
United States
28 Posts |
Posted 11/17/2024 4:22 pm
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Hey all,
Been trying to find some information on the pricing of something like this pack of consecutive bills I've had for a while.
I've found a few auctions on HA and such that come close to what I got here but nothing I've found quite hits the nail on the head.
Is this something that should consider getting graded?
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| | Forum: US Paper Money and Banknotes |
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| 1962-P 1c DDO / DDR? I'm Stumped
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Xamant
New Member
United States
28 Posts |
Posted 11/17/2024 3:57 pm
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Thanks for the info guys the md is still tricking me from time to time 
As for your question john, I'm using an iPhone 15pro in macro mode for the shots of the whole coin and as for the close ups I bought a macro lens off amazon that clips onto my phone and has a built in light. I'm honestly thinking about getting one that has a lower magnification because the lens has to uncomfortably close to the coin to come into focus.
software wise I use an app called halide due to it having a manual focus option and these newer iPhones having light sensors too big for their own good causing them to lack focus in macro situations. |
| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 1990-S 50c Possible DDO-001
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Xamant
New Member
United States
28 Posts |
Posted 11/15/2024 09:51 am
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If this is in fact a DDO how should I proceed with getting it graded/certified?
The coin in question is in a mint proof set which makes it way more daunting. Do you crack the case, leave it as is or something else all together when trying to get it sent in for attribution?
There seems to be very few examples of this specific error so it seems like something thats hopefully worth investing in.
Btw thanks for all the replies and help with the posts so far! Great community yall got here  |
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