Fascinating!
I would bet that the coins in that Chinese fake damaged coin scam were not made of pure copper and pure nickel, and that when the returned coins...
I vote modern (circa 1960's or 70's) fantasy replica.
Interesting. I do not recall ever handling a piece with the die crack through the date like that. If PCGS will recognize it as a CSA strike, then...
First of all, that is the "edge," not the "rim." Judging from those pictures, I would say that the coin was struck is a worn-out collar that had...
I don't know about legendary, but the most interesting error I ever saw was a "tulip" of cents struck and stuck together until the accumulation (I...
I saw nothing obviously wrong with the OP pictures. I would have expected it to be a little bit redder in color, but it may have been dipped...
Perhaps an advertising piece for a product that won awards at these various expositions? SHow the other side as it is.
A high-quality replica. Probably made post-WW2, but I could not prove it.
It's only one cent. Toss it in the garbage so somebody else is not deceived.
That may be indicative of a 90% silver coin. May I suggest that you do SG's on 2 or 3 ordinary silver half dollars just to test how accurate your...
We still need to know the specific gravity.
That is a better picture, and the surfaces do look better.
Thank you for the edge picture. Am still suspicious of the piece but cannot say for sure from the pictures. "Wear" does not indicate authenticity....
Can we see the edge, please? At first glance it looks like a cast copy.
There are many 1880 dollar dies from the various mints that show minor artifacts in and around the date that are not recognized as overdates, even...
I have seen chromed coins from charm bracelets from the 1950's and 60's that were attracted to a magnet, but perhaps they did have a nickel...
Machine Doubling.
I think that this should be certifiable as a die variety even though it was not present when the die was made. Examples: 1922 "No D" and "Weak D"...
Or chrome.
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