If it's actually copper colored, I'd say it is an arcade token planchet. They are generally brass and approximate size and weight of a quarter.
Nice! I've been thinking new detector but can't decide. My Equinox 600 has served me well.
Huge gouge, no way that could happen during minting.
It would cost more in energy, elecricity, gas, than the profit in the copper.
I seem to remember they changed planchet supplier later in the year?
It's more in the one cent range, just a normal 1982 cent. Asking prices on ebay is definitely not the place to do research!
I would suggest studying up on real errors, Error-Ref.com , you can save yourself a lot of time and aggravation if you know what to look for...
As in your other post, if the 1983 D is the one that weighs 2.54 then both coins are completely normal.
Perfectly normal if the 1982 is 3.09 and the 1983 is 2.54.
That's a close AM. Your pictures are weirdly distorted for some reason. Best to show clear pictures of the whole reverse to see the other...
I did join that "Rare Coin Collectors" group thinking it might actually be what it purports to be. That was the worst one I have ever seen and...
I've tried a few of the coin groups on facebook, some are so bad I just can't do it. I've been called a hater, a liar, and numerous other names...
Better study up on the differences between close and wide AM. 1998 1999 2000 Wide AM's (lincolncentresource.com)
Mint marks used to be punched into each die by hand, if it was punched a little light, that would result in a slightly thinner looking mintmark....
Who knows, the sellers reputation may have kept bidders away from a perfectly fine coin, doesn't hurt to hope. Good luck.
I saw that one, I don't trust Auctionkings at all, but hope you snuck out a good one.
If it's errors you are after, study up on error-ref.com, good luck!
Everyone here is well aware of cents struck on dime planchets, it's really pretty basic. They also know how to tell the difference between cent...
Wrong, if you did actual solid research you would know that a silver dime planchet is not attracted to a magnet and would be smaller than a cent....
I said other, my main focus is pre Federal, colonial and state coinage. Particularly Connecticut coppers but I dabble in others as well.
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