The first strike was normal. It was the second strike that was weak.
The dime was crushed between two smooth, flat surfaces. It's not an error.
I'd say it's worth perhaps $5.
It's a form of die damage that's seen on the reverse of wheatback cents from 1917 - 1945. It can be bilateral or unilateral, but is located...
Post-strike damage on this last specimen.
Yes, this part of the die is sinking in, and the edge of the subsidence zone is demarcated by a crack.
I think this last cent shows an isolated die gouge or linear die dent. Cause unknown.
As others have said, these are die scrapes from a feeder.
Just an odd manifestation of die deterioration.
As others have indicated, this cent was struck on a planchet punched out of zinc stock that was rolled too thick. It doesn't appear that the...
As you wish. I write the Collector's Clearinghouse column for Coin World. I've written hundreds of articles for Coin World, Errorscope, and...
The 1977 5 cent coin was damaged outside the Mint. Whoever purchased it for $300 flushed his money down the toilet. We see the typical...
It's also quite possible that this coin is underweight, as metal can be lost during the interminable tumbling it endured.
I can echo the opinion of most in this thread and concur that this is post-strike damage. If its weight is normal, then this would be a variant...
The pits were not caused by environmental damage. This is a grease strike and the pits were caused by grit stuck in the grease layer.
This is an example of die abrasion. I suspect it represents accidental die abrasion, but I can't rule out intentional die abrasion.
It is a stiff collar error. A slightly off-center planchet was forced down into a collar frozen in the up position. This pushed up a flange on...
I doubt the date is correct. It looks like a copper-alloy cent to me. Weigh it and see.
I don't know which strategy would generate the greatest profit.
Please be advised that the major grading services are sometimes unable (or uninterested) in distinguishing between machine doubling and close...
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