What method do you use when determining what coin you go after? How much of it a gut feeling? That's what keeps me from pulling the trigger on...
Try hanging a tissue in front of the light source to kill some of the glare off the mirrored finish. Nice find, was it another eBay chance taken?
Too much crud around the MM to tell for sure. I don't see any inversion, but still could be an RPM none the less.
Nothing more than the 1 cent you have invested in it. Hard to tell for sure, but it isn't a crack. Possible zinc rot from plating blisters or a...
I second that... large date.
Just when I thought I wasn't going to learn anything new today. Thanks for sharing.
The streaks are actually easier to see in the less focused areas, especially pictures 3 & 4. I took over a dozen pics and these were the best of...
Ok, should be my last woodie post. I asked in the other thread if there was a version for nickels, and since this is an alloy like the pre 82...
This was actually from one of the aftermarket sets for 1982 and it had this large date copper in it. After yesterday's post on my 1980D woodie, I...
Congrats, that's gotta make your day.
More defined pictures especially where the mintmark should be needed for closer inspection.
Question... I have some nickels that have these sorts of lines on them too. Is there a proper term for them since woodie doesn't fit the bill?
No displacement, no raised areas, all edges are flush and I've looked this over from every angle, even down into the craters it passes through....
Tried a different set up. Here are better pics. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's an innie, not an outie. The matte like finish made it hard to get a good angle with the lighting.
I found this Type 1 bicentennial Ike and on the reverse it has a very large check mark shaped strike through on it. Not the prettiest coin as I...
Just wondering if this 1980-D Lincoln would be considered a WOODIE? I think it has some wood grain look to it, but I haven't come across one in...
Smokin' crack o_O
A little blurry to clearly tell, but what I see isn't a split serif. I'm thinking deterioration, a hit, or die scratches? There are more trained...
That one looks like someone took a meat tenderizer to it. The 70's weren't a great decade for mint marks, but that one has been hit and hit again...
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