Welcome to the forum. I would gather we need pics of what the coin is supposed to look like. Until then it could be anything and everything...
Here it is. I didn't have time to make anything better, hopefully it helps. [IMG] Jason
Raised lines behind devices sounds like common die scratches - they would be incuse on the die and frequently not on the devices (e.g., letters)...
Here is one EC: LINK And another (towards the bottom) PL: LINK I am looking for a FY...if there isn't one, as I opened my big mouth (so to...
Search LCR for 2009 clashes. Billy Crawford posted an overlay of at least two of the '09 styles (that I am not reproducing) of the alignment and...
I tried a loupe with a LED last year. Didn't like it as you couldn't control the intensity or direction of the light - it just got in my way. It...
To each his or her own. One has to be able to search with a loupe, as stated by someone else, if you are away from home looking at coins in a...
Try using a tripod, if the camera has a macro setting and maybe a loupe to the lens.
Concur...clash
Nice find! ...And I agree hold off on slabbing this one
Nice example - thanks for sharing!
Nice coin! Get the slab redone (if you can)...purchase or find?
I'm not seeing splits in the serifs in the photographs... Regardless, I checked 012 and the MM position is wrong, so it cannot be 012; I do not...
I think what Mike is saying is that the incuse "T" came from being pressed against a raised "T" on the obverse (i.e., face) of another coin.
Welcome to the forum.
Nice addition MissSasha! That will help clear up a thousand questions...but create another couple thousand new questions - LOL. Try taking...
Try using a tripod and a fare amount of light. A loupe to the lens can also help for closeups. Here's a camera thread at LCR: HERE BTW -...
Your coin shows die deterioration doubling on the date, and split plate doubling on the mintmark and all over the reverse. RPMs technically cease...
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I don't mean to be doubtful, but pictures, the exact weight, where you found it and why you felt it wasn't clad would all make it easier to help...
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