My intro/Bio

[Kurtis Lowe]

My names Kurt, and its a pleasure to finally introduce myself. Had a few "Technical Issues" but things are greased and moving again. I want to thank James Motley for putting up with several emails in which I was trying to get my ducks in a row to sign into the proper areas on the site. Personally I got an early start with Lincoln's and good old wheat cents, my grandpa got me a Whitman cardboard book for early wheat cents. My mom god rest her soul was bring home for a short time 25$ in pennies from the bank a night and sometime more, they were heavy. Just for my grandpa to show up one day with a bowling ball bag filled with only wheats. I couldn't believe he was holding out on me like that, funny, but he helped me look through all of them to fill in my books. So about two years ago when the Covid hit and everyone lost there shit, I being one of them in more then one way returned to Numismatics after a long time on the bench. I couldn't believe there were so many National Park Quarters, so I've been hunting them. When I stumbled upon a New Mexico, Philadelphia minted coin with strange Ghost lettering around the edge, long story short, I sent it into PCGS excited and sure I was onto something but they sent it back with no response to my comments or claims, its viewable on my registry. The Numbers on its jacket read 39042.63/40850353. Take a look I would like to send in for a professional opinion, or at least try and get some feedback. I also have a Cumberland Gap Phili minted quarter which has visible doubling on the obverse in the word Dollar and Liberty. As well as the reverse on the slogan, First Doorway to the West, and facial features and body. Ill put a lid on it for now, as to this was just to be and introduction for new members.

[HeartWith02]

Welcome to the club!

[mustbebob]

Welcome to the forum and thanks for your introduction. Hopefully, we will be able to keep you from making expensive mistakes by submitting coins to PCGS or others that are not worth the costs. There are several types of doubling out there that show up on coins. Collectible doubling is Hub doubling (doubled dies) and there are some errors like double strikes that are worth some money. Other doubling is worthless such as Machine Doubling (MD), which may be what you have on your coin you submitted. We will be happy to help you sort these things out. Once again, welcome!

[CoinHunter]

Welcome to the club!

[Kurtis Lowe]

I have and earthquakeish looking double up of a Jefferson nickel from 1960, from the old Philidelphia mint. Recently had to come to terms with a lot of coins that were just plain "die roll" or "machine doubling". Looking like the die was dragging in one direction when it was leaving the planchet. Also, I have a question about coins with missing layers on. I found a nickel with a missing clad layer, but i don't know if anyone has ever used harsh chemicals to remove metal layers, or if its ever been done. Not that I would do anything like that but it looks as though someone may have done that or something, is that strange, has anyone ever heard of that?

[mustbebob]

Nickels are not 'clad coins' like dimes and quarters. There are many liquids or environmental conditions that can affect the look of a nickel making it much darker.

[Kurtis Lowe]

You see its more of a color difference. Right, I forgot nickels don't have a clad layer, haha hence the name Nickel.

[Kurtis Lowe]

Here is a 1960 Jefferson Nickel, I don't see enough consistent doubling on the front, but on the back, the Monticello has shown doubling on the top of the building on the right side, all along the bottom of the building, and in "E PLURIBUS UNUM" Have my fingers crossed I got the settings adjusted so I cant take photos and easily upload them. Instead of each pic contains too big a file because of the high resolution so I have to go back and start over. As always stay thirsty out there my friends lets find us mint states!!!

[mustbebob]

Please make a different post for each coin you would like us to have a look at. Also, make sure it is in the right sub category (varieties or errors).

It is very difficult to track each coin when they are all posted under your intro.

[mustbebob]

Can I ask why you made this comment on a post that is over a year old? I am sorry you think CONECA attributors are shady. Do you really believe there is no competition? You are more than welcome to expand on that statement, but please put it in it's own post. We don't necessarily want any disgruntled members, but we also do not subscribe to blanket statements like yours. Tell us why you think this way, and we will try to help. Deal?