Actually, I wrote the article before Rob submitted his nickels. It simply took time and a lot of arm-twisting by Rob before the grading services...
A small hoard was extracted from a large number of rolls searched by a single individual. He offers these coins on eBay from time to time. I...
We really don't know for sure, but there are a number of suspects. Planchets have a very thin film of oil; handle a bagful of bright,...
Only the edges of the grooves are raised as the result of metal displacement. The floor is recessed. Since they're colored blue, I suspect the...
Someone dragged the point of a sharp stylus through each affected bay.
While I can't completely dismiss the notion of a weak strike, the strong design rim and peripheral details argue otherwise. I suspect it is a...
SuperDave, minimum die clearance varies, and it would take only a slight increase in the gap to ensure greater preservation of the dime details....
Although 4.92 grams still falls within the normal range of variation for nickels, the fact that this weight is found in association with a missing...
Even if the numerous scratches I see are unrelated to the design absence, adroit individuals can remove the design without leaving any signs of...
There are rare circumstances in which you can get a strong peripheral design and design rim and nothing in the center. You can sometimes get a...
Nickel #1 was defaced outside the Mint. Nickel #2 has a small curved clip. Nickel #3 was badly battered outside the Mint.
In uncirculated condition, a double-denomination error involving a 1963 dime should be worth about $1500. This one looks a little beat up.
Misaligned die, finned rim, and collar clash.
It looks like dried glue. If the patch is raised above the rest of the field and design, then that's what it is.
It's a dime that was struck a second time with cent dies. In other words, a double-denomination error. The question is whether the cent dies...
This is a common alteration known as a "Texas cent". The cent was flattened between two relatively soft surfaces, like leather.
Any apparent doubling is undoubtedly due to die deterioration.
As others have indicated, these are uncentered broadstrikes. While some broadstrikes show cupping, this would not make them die caps. By...
What you have is severe die deterioration accompanied by at least one die chip. It's the sort of deterioration that plagues the America The...
Although the coin is in bad shape, it does appear to have been struck through a little bit of "grease".
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