FYI – If it would be hot enough to damage coins, how would the drum and other components stay intact. The damage to a dryer coin is caused by...
The following sites have comprehensive lists of known doubled dies www.doubleddie.com www.varietyvista.com They are really good to bookmark....
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It was plated after it left the mint. The very rare copper 1943 cent was struck on standard copper cent planchets. These weigh 3.11 gms (+/- the...
Just to clarify, copper and Nickel dust do not cause the color change on improperly annealed coins. At one time, this was an excepted...
Interesting question. The improperly annealed coins have a thin oxide coating coating. The friction/abrasion from the reeded collar during...
One of the characteristics of an improperly annealed coin is the reeded edge does not display the same discoloration as the surface. As the coin...
The edges on Improperly Annealed will look like a normal coin. If the reeded edges are discolored, it's environmental damage.
The Kansas “IN GOD WE _RUST” quarter is just a minor filled error. However, people have been hyping it as something rare and desirable. Most...
Your 1909 in post 10 is not a Matte Proof. Google Matte Proof Lincolns for the characteristics.
When the blank is punched from the metal sheet, some of it can smear as the punch pushes through the metal. Any excess bits of metal have a...
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Notice the flat spots on the opposite side of the indents. This is a characteristic of a coin that suffered a hit. Regardless of the cause, it's...
I have also used this method of looking at a book to see if the topic interests me. However, since I'm a member of the ANA, I'm able to borrow...
One concern is looking at an anomalous mark and thinking “I can’t explain how this PMD could occur, so it must be an error”. You need to provide...
In the early 2000s, I started purchasing lots of uncleaned ancients with the hopes of it being a cheap introduction to the topic. I had a copy of...
Your coin has 2 small collar cuds. The collar was broken, not the die. Also, it shows a lot of radial flow lines indicating to was struck from...
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The irregular shape resembles a hornets/wasps nest on a house [IMG]
The chip on your coin is in a different location than the OPs coin, so it isn't exactly the same. They are from different dies. Sometimes, it's...
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