Looks cleaned to me, VF is not a bad thought even with those photos.
On your piece which is a much clearer photo, It looks like there is evidence of displaced metal on each side of the number. Pretty neat. As there...
If this is in fact a DDR. You are most likely only gonna be able to attribute it with die markers. Bookmark this site. It is a staple for a...
Market grading has been putting circulated coins in MS holders for over 20 years. If a coin has rub, wear on the high points, cabinet friction,...
These minor extra thickness doubled dies are hard to verify, especially when they are as heavily circulated as your example is. What I am seeing...
IGWT sure does remind me of Die deterioration. These five cent pieces caused all kinds of problems at the mint. Nickel being a very dense metal,...
As Paddy said, looks like the coin was exposed to a sulfuric environment, reminds me of a end of roll coin.
Is the date incuse, too early for me but it looks post strike.
Those are wheel marks, damage to the die.
The MM position is not correct, also the doubling you are seeing is die deterioration. Pretty much the same as the poor mans Doubled Die in 55'.
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