Not doubled dies. It was struck with clashed dies. Dies get clashed when they contact each other with no planchet in the coining chamber, leaving...
Neither is the nickel.
There's no almost. It either is or isn't. Yours isn't.
I have a strong feeling that, to Michael K, 1971 is ancient history. I don't think that anyone can get him to understand.
Read #16, above yours, the post by GDJMSP again. Maybe then you'll understand. He couldn't make it more clear.
If you want to attempt to pass it off as real, yes. Do counterfeiters make their bills a different size than genuine? Do they mark their fakes as...
Why? Your guess is as good as mine. Why did Henning forge nickels? Maybe, like the Chinese forgers, profit? The only way to truly know is to ask...
That's not the book I recommended. The Whitman Red Book will have all of the information on every coin ever minted by the US mint. It gets updated...
That would depend on what denomination you are searching. You might want to start with a copy of the Whitman Red Book of Coins.
IMO, they're not worth the expense of selling.
I was looking at the width of the 2. I stand corrected.
Misalignment that does not involve devices commands no premium. IMO, it's a large date. [ATTACH]
There is the impression of the collar on the left side of the obverse.
Only $3? What a steal! That should have gone for [IMG]
Nice find. Off center, out of collar, strike. Can you get pics of the edge? Yes, that is toning.
ESPECIALLY when it's not there
I thought my post was very clear.
I see a penny that was once pressed into a lucky penny bezel. [IMG]
Oops! Sorry.
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