It's the find of a lifetime if you are a moth. A guy goes into a dentists office and tells the dentist, he thinks he's a moth. The dentist says, You think you're a moth? Yes a moth. Well you have mental problems you need to see a psychiatrist. Yes I know. This is a dentist's office. Yes I know. Well why did you come in here? The light was on.
Really? You post Peter's quote above and then use a sexual slur as a comment? That's really quite the response. Education is the key to being good at this hobby and that's what I was referring to.
Well I clearly see this is a bunch of amatures on here not professionals! Will be deleting my account on here lol thought this was the place to post clearly not goodbye.
So I just searched all online for the suppose plating bubble or blister and not one is in the shape of a letter there all just a gas bubble that's inflated my is not inflated it's a solid mass inside and out I repeat my is a solid mass in a shape of a s if any of you can find one of a gas bubble or blister in the shape of a letter like my I'll pay 100 dollors right now I'll wait and see what u guys pull out I bet not one.
Don't worrie I'll stay just to prove you all I'm right I own a couple coins that have gas bubbles and nope not ever close just compared them side by side my offer still stands I'll do 200! Right now if any of u can find a coin like my just an image will do of online of a coin that has a gas bubble or blister in any letter or word shape plase search and send pics! Thanks
If you knew anything about well...anything...you would know that plating blisters don't adhere to any set pattern. Every one is as unique as a snowflake...like you.
I don't know how you can say it is in the perfect shape of a letter. It takes a bit of imagination to make it look like an "s". It is kind of flattened out and misshapen for an "s". Plating blisters can take any shape, I am not going to search but there was one here that the poster was sure was a "D" mintmark.
Offers/Bets , etc. are worthless on an anonymous website. Its your cent, you can do what you wish. Am I to understand that 1 or more editors of Coin world actually saw the cent and said it was real "S" ? Be sure to ask if you can drop their name if you say they authenticated it. Or did they just say ," we will take a look at it" and not seen it? There is no reason for anyone here to want to mislead you , so if they call it a first discovery coin, many congrats. if nothing, it is a good learning lesson. Good luck, Jim
reference the Glossary of Error-Variety Terms on the CONECA website look for Splits: In Coin &/or Planchet (due to excessive striking pressure), Bubbled plating and Included Gas Bubble to bring you up to speed on the others answers and opinions
You have the coin in hand. All we can see are photos, and they are not close enough for us to see the discussed area. There are some who are known professionals and writers and many amateurs who have decades of experience. The advice is free , so take it or not, Jim