This is from a box of 2020 uncirculated cents I got from the bank. What would have caused these strange indents? Could the planchet have been...
Thank's my bad...
No, just some debree I brushed off.
Found this in a roll this morning. It's the first die crack in this location I have found.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Still surprised to find these in circulation (box from the bank). Also, in pretty good condition for over 35 years.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just wondering about the post by @2manyhobbies stating the steps can still be seen because the top of the "C" can still be seen also.
Is it possible there was some sort of material on the on the planchet when struck?[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Possibly a wire attached to an electrical source and then glued to the surface? Anyway, the overwhelming consensus this did not happen at the...
This had a long bath in acetone. The strange shape is incused not raised. If glue, would it have carved out that strange shape on the surface?
The VDB initials on the obverse are almost non existent. The F of the designers initials on the reverse is gone. Might have been obstructed by a...
I also thought this might be a doubled die listed on Variety Vista as 1966 DDR-001 but only the E and D of UNITED and the S and T of States looked...
Thanks for the responses, now confident the cent will last well into the future...
P.T. Barnum loves me right now...
I am a victim of google search. Here is the article I read and DID NOT see the disclaimer at the bottom which read April fools. So sorry for...
With that kind of odds, I will wait.
Is the cent being taken out of circulation by 2022? I read that it is possible. Should I keep a box of 2022 cents because it may be the last year?
Got it! (Also, got through the box there were a total of 29 in the same spot). Thanks again, I learned a lot.
Here ya go...the second image shows from the lesser one to the greatest one.[ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thank you for this great answer! Yes the damage is similar, it goes from a lesser extent on a couple of them to the one I posted last night. I...
Here ya go...[ATTACH]
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