Coin Characteristic Quiz#2

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Insider, Jun 17, 2020.

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  1. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    Try compressing a coin. ;)

    cpm9ball, posted: "Encased Cent" BINGO!

    Coins as this are taken out of encasements. The pressure of the strike does this to their edge: TypeCoin971793, posted: "One of those “good luck” holders? Those are struck to contract the hole and permanently fix the cent."
     
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  3. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    Too many variables to make a guess. What year is the coin? If mainly copper and not the lousy zincoln, it could be some acidic results. What is your take on it and why not show the full obverse and reverse so we have the information necessary to give an opinion?
     
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  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    You were on the right "track" but it's the wheels of a train that are shaped like that, not the track itself. The track is the exact opposite with the center high and edges low. Wheels are concave, track is convex.

    That said, there is an error known as a railroad rim. But Insider's coin aint it !
     
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  5. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    You guys need to learn what the original surface of a coin looks like. That goes for circulated coins too. Then the ORIGINALITY of the edge of this coin - except for the deformation - rules out any cleaning, abrasion, polishing, etc.
     
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  6. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Do you realize that 8:00 in the morning is 5:00 for me...let it run a little longer.
     
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  7. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    These are fun. Sometimes the dies would transfer a design to the rim of the coin.
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  8. bradgator2

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  9. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Geeeez Larry ! It seems you haven't been asleep in class all these years after all :D
     
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  10. chascat

    chascat Well-Known Member

    Yep...I sent a 1909 unc. cent to NGC, it came back in a body bag and they explained it was in a "Good Luck Holder"
     
    chascat, Jun 19, 2020
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