She was, and would show up at the Long Beach shows every now and then. Nice person, low profile/no fuss.
It's been de-plated after it was in circulation. Not a genuine 'struck on an un-plated zinc planchet'.
Stained/discolored obverse Although the photo of the reverse isn't great, it appears to have a liquid or someone on the surface, plus lots of...
no error - just staining/minor discoloration
Doesn't look like a die crack, viewing the one photo, imo.
It's Genuine - Obv. Clad Layer Missing Nice find......
damaged
I think it’s struck through a very thin late stage capped die
Damaged surfaces, not an error - sorry to say
PMD
PMD, imo (post-minting damage)
Sorry Rich, it's damaged
Damaged, and not a mint error coin of any kind or type. Simply, your coin did not leave the US Mint looking like that - someone altered the coin.
I agree it looks like a copper-coated Zinc Type 2 planchet. I think you can pick them up, in general, for $2 max at a shop or show that does have...
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