Note the 'N' on ONE: When you look at the cross bar, you can see where the strike happened and the machine damaged that device after the strike....
Glare is not your friend. It makes if hard to see small devices.
I've seen certain years with colors on the proof nickels that I wondered if the cello they were wrapped with may have caused this. The ones I...
I would submit it John Wexler. He would list it I bet. (If he doesn't already have it listed? ) http://doubleddie.com/814681.html
19Lyds: Who did you submit it to? That should be listed.
Machine doubling is very common on the 1968-1972 cents.
To me it looks like die deterioration issue. This happens on the right side of the date and left sides of LIBERTY and on the tops of the motto. [IMG]
Looks like part of the cladding is missing. Looks like it was there when the coin was struck. The copper colored devices are ghost like. (after...
Split plating.
The first RPM to me looks like Machine damage during the strikes. (Proof coins are struck more than once) Note the area of the same color to the...
That is what most of them look like that year.
Vending machine can also damage coins.
No. If you remove the green surface, you will loose the surface of the coin. best to leave them alone. I tried years ago (when I didn't know much)...
The 1859 looks interesting. Is the gray area attracted to a magnet? What does the reverse look like?
Looks like what caused the damage to the coin, flattened that device.
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