No, I don't see that at all. It looks to me like it may be a very late die state, it looks like the die may have been beginning to "sink" in the...
$20 is about right. It looks lightly circulated and then cleaned. There are also some small areas of damage.
I agree, just a stain.
I am a bit confused, you say it looks like it is copper coated, all 1990 cents are copper coated. Do you mean it is coated with something silver...
Can't say much without a picture!
Thanks for sharing, I really need to get an 1821!
You would need to post pictures. If it is truly smeared though there is very little chance that it came from the mint like this.
Well it's only worth one cent, but hang onto it if it interests you.
If you read the whole thread, the coin was plated, not an error of any kind.
Clearly not a proof. Look at how rough the fields are particularly on the reverse. Let us know how it comes back.
Yes, you can even see the copper where the plating has worn away.
Spooned, I would say.
It is just damaged, the edge has been tapped or "spooned" as it is called.
About 35 years of detecting and have never used a pinpointer. I have been planning on getting one, then I am sure I will wonder how I got by...
I was certainly not putting you down in any way. I am just genuinely having a hard time understanding all of it and was hoping for some...
I just can't understand the whole story. What does the back mark is a leach mean?
I would say 1 and 2 are AU although 2 may have scratches in front of Lincoln's face. Number three I would say low XF.
Normal beat up circulated cent, no reason to send to PCGS. Copper coins can be a wide range of colors depending on what has happened to them over...
Look at a proof coin and you will see that this one does not resemble a proof at all. You simply are not going to find a no S proof in circulation.
I read somewhere that the car on the ten dollar note was purposely intended to not be any specific car. Just a generic car.
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