A human being…they are part of the environment…someone scribed a line creating that damage…and it wasn’t done perfectly…they gave up when they got...
Over 108 million were struck, the highest mintage of any IHC date. If you were to say the grade was EF40 (XF40 is the same thing), then USA Coin...
@Kathleen Baker-Short …don’t get your hopes up too high yet, several things you need know. The face (nose, cheek, forehead) is severely battered,...
AU55-58…wear on center of the obverse…imo…Spark
Wear on face, breast and robes/legs…AU55/obverse, AU58+/reverse. My guess is AU58 on the label…imo…Spark
Well, shucks…no pic means no one else can help you here…but if a cud is over the 2 of the date, how do you know it is a 2? And if you can’t tell...
Get a USB microscope with 3 megapixels or better and learn how to use it; you want to use it with a computer so you can do it all: take pics that...
That’s damage on the neck and no “heavy greasing”, just wear and a boatload of contact marks. There might be a slight IDB/die chip on the...
@tibor …way to go, dude. Way generous of you.
Members might construe from my previous post that I don’t like this Bicentennial quarter, but that is far from the truth. I really like the flame...
@rte …Yes, overpriced…the advert you posted makes the cost come to 38.75 cents each. Now, the problem with buying rolls of these is there is sure...
@Razz … @ddddd …both of you go back and look at it again. Only 4 steps are complete…imo…Spark
Another thing you need to know is these are business strikes. Producing perfect business strikes is not the Mints intention…quantity is their...
First…Welcome to Coin Talk! There are several (more) things to tell you about these coins, but secondly, you need to work on your pictures as...
It looks like something added post-mint, maybe a counter mark/sign/strike of some kind…and it could be a stain, it doesn’t appear to be raised,...
@Ranson …the proper term used is “doubled die”. Since you created the post, you can fix the title before it is too late…just click on “Thread...
I had 40 of them. I have since 3 years ago checked them for attributes and gifted them to my 2 sons. The one word that explains the lack of...
There are no errors, only normal plating issues from Zincoln cents. The close-ups show split-plate doubling, which is not an error. It is a...
Just a die chip, I don’t see any drool. It sounds like you have been frequenting YouTube. They list all kinds of silly names for coins. To...
@Reggb …drop tests are notoriously unreliable. You need to weigh it, supply some pictures of it and tell us what you have…Spark
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