This image shows what happened. Your image and they the lower half reversed. Note how the letters on AMERICA is normal and all others are...
Taking a second look, I agree with Jello. It could be something in that area. The coin would need to have images in several directions. It could...
If it were struck on the wrong planchet, say a cent on a dime plancet, you would notice the sandwich layer on the edge of the coin. Here is a...
I agree and have posted images for you to view and others also. here is a sand cast quarter: [IMG]
Doesn't matter what markers match if the variety isn't there.
Here is one I found. It may be from the same die? [IMG]
Machine doubled. Check the direction of the doubling. All doubling is is in the same direction and shelf like from what I see. rotate the coin and...
The 1943 with the missing 4 is common. Extreme die wear happened that year. Consider how steel dies to steel planchets can affect them. It would...
1981 was the last full year, but in 1982 they started with both copper and zinc. Thus the 7 business strike Cents for that year. With the coins...
People are dumping there reserve coins just to have money in the bank. A great time to search circulation coins.
Just a damaged coin someone vented their anger on this coin.
Yep. Die movement during the striking.
But you can flip it and call it in the air.
Nice! A definite keeper.
Discontinue the $1 bill, get rid of the half dollar, use that slot for $1 coins and put the $2 bill in the slot now used for ones. Easy fix or for...
The reason the 1950's coins are mushy, die cracked, die broke, extreme die worn is that they literally squeezed every Cent out of the dies past...
I see a normal Cent that is in MDS condition. The earlier die states are fewer and when you find one, the look like that. The DDO for that years...
""It's not a tumar!" (Arnold S.) It is part of a die clash. The lower part of a column. [IMG]
See if this helps? [IMG]
Out of 1 roll of LP2-P mint coins I found 16 doubled dies. 10 of one and 6 of a different one.
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