Any non-reeded edged coin, another cent or a nickel, could have made this depression on the coin. My bet is it came from another cent…imo…Spark
For the life of me I have no idea what you are insinuating here. Nothing about this flaw suggests anything other than the flaw it is. This is a...
Just a contact mark from another coin, PMD…imo…Spark
Just a Zincoln with PMD…imo…Spark
Welcome to Coin Talk!…Here are some facts about your Bicentennial quarters: First, because it was the Bicentennial, everybody and their entire...
The best advice I can give you is it takes time and experience to know the differences that apply to the coins you find, so don’t beat yourself up...
Sal, I generally agree with your quoted paragraph on weak strikes, but at Error-ref.com you will discover that a weak strike can happen with brand...
I stand corrected. Error-ref.com has a section 6 (VI) they call “Striking Errors”, and do label weak strikes as errors. They list 2 proximate...
No, you did right because it is not an error…it is the result of a weak strike on the planchet, and in that condition has only face value…imo…Spark
Not a die chip (IDB)…it is a linear plating bubble/blister…imo…Spark
…A collectors’ dream-come-true! I remember seeing a picture of this in my first Yeoman Red Book thinking what a fantastic find it would be…and...
@meandyou4ever0 …I believe it is the die chip-looking thing above the designers’ initials directly above the M/UNUM. I found one about 2 years...
My theory is: the pressure weaknesses exhibited match on both sides. To me this is a malformed planchet that didn’t take the strike well or...
Check VV and Wexler to see if anything similar shows up. But, I’m inclined to agree with @SorenCoins that it is die deterioration. However…...
Great lookin’ buffalo!…my guess is MS65…Spark
Jack, If Earlycoppercoins.com lists it and describes it as a counterfeit, I would be inclined to agree that it is actually a counterfeit; a coin...
@Joy Matherne …Yeoman Red Book. You could have found the information yourself there. Or at the NGC US Price Guide…or at the PCGS US Price Guide.
@Laurie B …pls post a better close-up of just the FG area…Spark
IDB…interior die break.
I sit corrected. I checked out the ‘99 (no mint mark) at Coins and Canada and saw what you meant. The mintage for the year lumps all the 3 types...
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