Is this an extra columns die or a clash?

I can see the columns (does anyone else?) . Does anyone have a theory? They aren't very strong.

 

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Tom, this looks very interesting to me! Are they raised?

Also, do they look like they abraded away a clash?

 

i see them also, but more like a woody to me, not doubling.

 

The reverse looks like it's from a heavily polished die, but I don't see any evidence of a clash.

Chris

 

In all honesty, I am a Cent CRH...stop wasting time on these possible $1 Cents, and just cycle them.

 

those dollars add up though.

 

I wouldn't pay 10c for it even if the seller paid the shipping.

Chris

 

Jay they are raised. They aren't bubbles. In the right (wrong?) light they look like detailed columns. They almost disappear when the light is in a certain direction, so not very prominent. The one on the right side of the last column is interesting too. Aren't they usually only inside the columns if they are DDR's?

 

What if it's a new variety? It could be a new reverse variety, or a die clash or something interesting. One more thing for people to collect.

 

You would need to have a less worn specimen. To me it looks like a ......

 

If i wasted 15-20 min for $1, I would never look for another good Cent again! The copper ones are adding up, but they take no time to toss in a jar...photos, listing, ebay customers not satisfied, sending you back a different Cent...not worth it!

 

I guess it would depend on your income. I'm sitting here watching tv anyways. a few extra dollars here and there helps me buy pieces for collection. I guess I just want those collection pieces bad enough

 

I was thinking originally the coin had scratches. maybe the die had scratches?? just a guess.

 

I look for, and save 'WAM' and similar coins. But, I can not justify spending time on ...

 

All i see are verticle 'scratches', no outlines of the pillars, nothing on the rest of the coin. All the Cents i place under a 50x show the same 'grain'.

 

I can't see searching pennies anymore. there are SO many more errors in quarters. cuds, retained cuds, DDR's, off centers, partial collars. the pennies are far and few in between. plus the silver. and I have NEVER found a key date :-(

 

I think @cpm9ball nailed this one, I though die polish as well...

 

@bryan, this started as a endeavor to stockpile as much copper as possible. I moved away from gold and silver. I collected coins as a child, my father has a huge collection. So, about a year ago, rather then turning in good zincs, i decided to learn about them. I know almost nothing about pre81s cause i save them all, and after a time comes when they become as rare as wheats...then i have thousands upon thousands to go thru and look at. These coppers will hit 10x fv within the next 10-20 years. We already hit 3.1x a few years back. Copper is required, where as silver and gold are more coveted.

 

I bet I have the largest coin collection on the forum!

 

how do you store it?