When I use the term damage, or PMD, it usually means after the coin was in circulation. A coin can be damaged in a bag or a ballistic bag, but...
Classic 'sandwich' coin. Another coin was pressed into your coin on both sides. It's considered damage.
Kasia, very well put.
Silver's down a bit today.......$1.02
Yes, it's probably a small die chip. Known on at least a few years of silver Rosie's. Photo's are a bit blurry.....
Numismatic Pareidolia Numismatic Pareidolia Numismatic Pareidolia ...rinse and repeat.
Looks like a die crack to me
None that I'm aware of, aside from the NECA Errorscope publishing his findings in one of the issues. I'm actually going thru a pile of old Coin...
.......I'm old enough, and one of the few still alive, that can say I learned about the Blakesley Effect from Blakesley himself, back in 1967,...
Yes, it's a hit or contact mark, but I agree it certainly looks cool for PMD.
"Find the Pope in the Pizza Contest" - one of my FAVORITE early SNL News skits!
Although most 'missing' numbers and letters are due to 'filled dies', your photo, (a bit blurry) shows damage on the '1' in the date.
1. I'm not needed to add that it's a nicer than average lamination. 2. I do the January FUN show in Orlando, but I do not do the summer...
One of the 'best', or 'worst', cases of Numismatic Pareidolia I've seen. Take two aspirins and call us in the morning.
FWIW - I do know what 'finning' or finned rims look like, and what causes it.
I see nothing wrong with the coin. ...maybe a hit or small damage area to the left of the bow-tie.
".....based on photographs that do not show the problem" Gee, I thought we all (including the World's Smartest Man, whoever the heck he is) saw...
No - it's got enviornmental damage on the surfaces. Doesn't look copper-plated, but it's not copper, and I'm certain if you weigh it, it will...
The '77 is 'tapped' on the rim to flatten it like you see. Not an error - sorry PMD - Post-Minting Damage (after the coin was already in...
Yes - die cracks like that are very common on many coins, especially the reverse of the Quarter. Good eyes.
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