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I'll grade that A+!
Edited by Coinfrog 06/28/2021 3:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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A two-feather! Nice...
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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That's actually pretty darn cool! What are the dimensions and what metal/alloy did you use?
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Thanks! not bad for a kid, huh?
Well, the diameter is 7.25" across the middle, 2.5" thick.
Made of plaster of Paris I poured into a split mold then painted with pottery paint silver over black.
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Pillar of the Community
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Ahhh had me fooled with the plaster there. Not bad at all for a 12 year old!
Thanks for sharing!
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Very well done @dear! Almost a full horn showing. 
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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 That is really cool. Thank you for sharing it with us!
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Cool error coin "E. Pluribus Unum" totally missing!
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Quote: Cool error coin "E. Pluribus Unum" totally missing! It was the type 3 variety. Very rare - only one made.
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Pillar of the Community
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Backwards horn variety - quite rare!
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And is that doubling I see on LIBERTY, or just DDD? 
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Quote: And is that doubling I see on LIBERTY HA! never saw that.. yes it does look like doubling... Go figure that a bunch of coin guys could point out so many errors on one 'coin'
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MS63+ nice luster. a few scuffs here and there will keep it out of the MS64 box.  disclaimer: it is possible this coin is not genuine and could be a U.S. counterfeit
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