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Thumb and fore-finger over the coin and bite away at the edges, just that simple. Just break the edge seal and lift off one side.

That is a really great question!
Although some authors like the idea of setting dates as a definition of HTT's the fact of the matter is that Jacksonian Hard Times is an era and numismatically...

One of the EAC auctions years ago had, as a donated lot, a pair of 6 1/2 inch end nippers. This was used to free many famous coppers from thier plastic coffins. I still have them, they work perfectly...

These lines look to be an effect of mild corrosion. The inconsistent mix of slight impurities within the copper enlongate when copper is rolled out creating a grain effect (as in wood grain)....

Some times re-engraving can be mild and even fool some collectors but, causeing a deduction in grade when noticed. other times it can be rather obvious that the coin has been reworked or even...

Looks like a classic pie wheel to me, Very,very nice.
Randy

Funny market, isn't it? :rolleyes:
Randy

a P.S.
This one came in at a slightly more reasonable price;...

Looks like a market value has been set. I'd like to see one show at a major auction:rolleyes:

Here's another one, it's mine and could be yours!
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Please re-read post #23 above.

The edge is a good place to check and must be normal for the year/sieries of any coin in question; but on that subject the close collar, it was used on cents at least as early as 1816. All 1816...

I would never buy a copper, for my die variety or year set, that has a problem that is the first thing that I see when I first look at it.
Examples include rim damage, that is something that bugs...

This is not a numismatic collectable, rather it is what would be considered folk art Americanna. There are Brit pieces known made from thier "cartwheel" pennies that are sometimes very impressive and...

Hey, looks like we get another chance at a pie wheel. Item# 161003283503....

There were many reasons to stamp a name or message into a copper. Often it was advertising in some form -but any reason to mutalate a coin was good enough! I would say that a small majority of ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390563879647?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_401wt_1200

Anyone care to make an offer on my pie wheel/gear collection?
I'm looking to get a new...

Also, I think, used in making thin breads (aka baked crackers). Just a guess.. R

All too true, Chaut!. It has been my own experiance that there are those who opine on a subject and then become part of the bibliography of a subsequent author's writing, then, the first author...

There are many folks in the world that sell things with a story to justify a price and nearly none can provide evidence of some of the claims that they make. Just ask them to proove it and thier...

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I've never tried "coin care" It's probably a similar product to CARE by Products Research Co., Oakland CA. or BLUE RIBBON by Harco of Chicago IL or (later) Collecting Supplies llc, Chester...

Brunk's book and others are still available!; http://www.exonumia.com/fs/cm.htm

......."How did you get to be a senior member?"
A; The inability to shut up.

......"those are really nice pieces as well.....do you make and bake pies from scratch? Cause if you do I'd like a...

Geez, nobody is interested in stuff like that.......;)

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Sales have concluded, thanks for looking!

Some are attributed, some are not. Click on seller's (copperhobbie) other auctions to see if there is anything that may interest you.
Have a...

'67 is the beginning of it.
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Go 49ers!!
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The Brunk listings of counterstamps, as a general rule, doesn't include stampings of stray letters/numbers for a number of good reasons and these reasons are very well explained in the book....