Error/Variety = Yes Cool Find = Yes (IMO) Additional Value = No
Entry post Some Paderborn notgeld [ATTACH]
There a number of known repunched dates in the 2 Cent series. Post a clear, cropped pic of the date as well as the front and back of the coin. I...
The only doubling is due to die deterioration doubling. John Wexler provides an excellent explanation at the following link...
Looks like a normal 1958-D cent. The top left of the 8 took a small hit. Either a die polish line or stray mark in the lower loop. To...
The streaks on the reverse are environmental damage
Even if the price dropped, I still think it's a really cool set.
@JPD3 was nice enough to post a link to a chart with all of the weights and tolerances in post #2. Did you take a look at it?
If you look At the die making process, you'll understand that letters and numbers aren't punched into individual dies. The mint starts with a...
I would leave them alone until you know exactly what you have. Getting coins out of those Harco sleeves can be tricky and you don't want to add...
Notice that the area opposite STATES OF on the obverse is Lincoln's shoulder. That needs a lot of metal to fill it during striking. When the...
Sorry, but it's a vise job. Notice how the letters are backwards. The flat spots on the back are from whatever it sat against. Not an error
@Bentley carpenter you don't suck at this hobby. The reality is authentic errors and varieties are hard to find. Add to that, the less you...
That's been on my want list for over 40 years. Never had the money when I was young, and never seemed to get around to buying one when I was...
I also believe it's a lamination. The areas below LIBERTY and above the R show what looks like lamination cracks. I can see where the marks on...
The unusual wear is is due to abrasion, not a minting anomaly. Your coin looked like any other normal quarter when it left the mint.
FYI The link is to the Stony Brook Univ. Paper on the possible formation of acetic acid crystals under some very specific conditions (and...
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As explained in the previous links, a doubled occurs during the die making process. The mint went to a single squeeze method about 15 years ago,...
This explains how a die is doubled in the production process http://www.doubleddie.com/58222.html This explains Mechanical Doubling and Die...
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