Coins and Canada lists the blunt 7 as a dollar in xf, the pointed 7 at fifty cents.
So actually you are correct, your coin was struck in 1948 indicated by the maple leaf mint mark. No extra value for this variety though, a dollar...
Ouch! Nasty damage.
Not seeing the error either, going to have to point it out to me I guess!
No, it isn't. The famous 1969 S doubled die has very prominent doubling that you can not miss. there are more minor doubled dies but I am not...
No.
One is just slightly worn which would not reduce the weight much, the other has extensive corrosion that would reduce the weight.
Badly corroded, this would account for the weight loss.
It is corroded, that can account for a lot of lost weight.
Definitely heat damage, seen it many times. Not necessarily any discoloration, depends on the heat source. It could also have worn down...
The 2006 is just worn down, probably intentionally. The 2013 has been damaged by heat causing the layers to bubble and separate.
Sorry to say it is just damaged, it looks like another coin was hammered or squeezed into it. Welcome to the forum though.
They must have seen a problem, pvc, some crud or something that they thought could be fixed.
I think you better just send the coin in, we're not getting anywhere here.
Take your own advice, buy some guides on coins or send it in to one of the third party graders.
What they are saying is that an overdate would be over an earlier date, not a later one.
Can you imagine if everyone took his advice and sent every scratched, bent, gouged, stained, counterstamped, glued, painted, drilled, hit with a...
While it is nice for it's age it would still only be worth face value in my opinion. It would have to be much nicer to warrant any premium.
The only good advice in here is to buy books on whatever area of numismatics you are interested in.
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