One thing to remember, otherwise normal coins that bring that kind of money are in extremely high grade. They are not found in circulation, coins...
No, that is bronze. The addition of tin [sn] makes it bronze. Brass is copper and zinc. There are no exact ratios though, there can be a range...
It is funny, I don't regret buying any coins even if I paid too much. But I still remember coins I didn't buy but wish I did.
Nothing wrong with asking, that is what the forum is for.
Philadelphia mint, there is no mintmark. I think you are mistaking the designers initials, JS for John Sinnock, for the mint mark.
Do you think it would be better to lie to someone and tell them it is a great find? Only to have them get excited, try to sell it and find out it...
You called it, it is just damaged. Welcome to the forum though.
Another opinion, but the same one. Just damaged. Maybe intentionally filed down, but just damaged.
Very common fake. It is somewhat of a copy of a William Moulton New Hampshire copper. The thing is the coin that it is a copy of was not a...
You could show us 100 damaged 1977 cents, but it would not change anything. Your coins are not mint errors. This is obvious to anyone with any...
There may be a small die chip on the mintmark in addition to the wear and tear. This would account for it being somewhat raised.
A coin cannot leave the dies looking like that. The dies being parallel to each other a coin struck by them has to be flat. There very well may...
No, not worth having graded. Nice enough to put in coin holders to protect them, but worth little if any over face value.
That coin is damaged, nothing more.
You need to look at more knowledgeable sources. All cents produced from 1962 to early 1982 were made from 95% copper 5% zinc. Brass is an alloy...
Cents were bronze until 1962 when the tin was removed from the composition. From 1962 until the switch to copper coated zinc they were brass.
Yup, brass.
Just ground [past tense of grind] down. It really does make you wonder why so many coins end up like this.
Most likely copper, it has some pretty deep gouges that would probably show zinc if it wasn't copper.
If it is steel it should be obvious, you did state copper.
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