Not an error. Probably heat damage. Someone may have taken a mini torch to this coin.
I can't tell. But the reverse looks like it was struck with a grease filled die.
I don't think you are going to find much interest in a nine year old cent. Maybe if there are some errors.
That year was a commemorative issue. Look up Sudbury, Big Nickle on the internet. Interesting.
You can't go wrong for $10. Cost you more for the flips!
I have the same fountain pen affliction. I buy them when I see them, then put ink in them and never touch them again. Definitely a brain fart of...
Thanks.
Here is a booklet on Web Notes that might help. [ATTACH]
How many hours did it take you to restore this coin?
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So let me get this straight. At least the obverse die was "soft" when a cent was initially struck, then it got caught in the striking chamber,...
I also think that it is a magician's coin. Probably used with a finger ring with a magnet (on the palm side of the ring). This allows a...
MS62. But what do I know about grading.
You should really remove the coin from the plastic envelope before taking a photograph. It will show us more details and eliminate reflections. In...
I would love to find out if these club tokens were all struck on a roll of cents that all had this same anomaly. I am off to the hunt!
Also, above Lincoln's nose is the date. Please explain a soft die to me. I have not heard that term before.
How did you get from Valley Stream to Plano, Texas? You can PM me if you wish.
I lived in Valley Stream, we had a Gimbles.
Different strokes....
This is a 1978 cent overstruck on the reverse from the Ocean County Coin Club in NJ. However, the obverse looks like it was double struck prior to...
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