Subjected to extreme heat…imo…Spark
As long as you’re clear: you aren’t the Lone Ranger. Plenty of us have made sight errors…it’s going to happen when pics drive your forum… …the...
I’ve done that too. There are more traces of deterioration next to the rim between 2K and 4K, above the lettering of IGWT and actual split...
Yep, die deterioration doubling…that plating doesn’t look split to me. Not being split, here is a way to look at how it happens to get this...
I think it is a 2002 struck through grease…keep it if you collect this sort of thing…imo…Spark
Looks like a strike-through with a lot of circulation wear. I don’t know any value but the extensive wear is definitely going to...
Very nice!…all of the ones I found in circulation back in the ‘60s were G4/G6…this one is MS62/63…I don’t think the face chatter is distracting or...
The ‘77 could be from a defective/shattered die, but not worth very much, if anything, in that advanced worn condition. Everything else looks...
Quite right, it is Troy oz…Spark
A lot of buying power in that 1 gram: Current gold price $2554.96. Divided by 28.3495 grams in 1 ounce: $90.1236353374839… So, would a retailer...
Being serious, not flippant or dismissal…. You can start with a defective planchet that makes its’ way through the stamping press and then...
…….a defective contractor can produce defective planchets…imo…Spark
…or an example of poor quality control/quality assurance. It is evidence of the lack of control to assure an acceptable product, both in the...
I recommend getting him a roll of 40 quarters to start off with. Take him with you to the bank and show him how a transaction is made for the...
On the money (no pun intended), the best option, imo. You won’t overwhelm them, you’ll feed the interest yet still get them some spending money...
A “J” mint mark means it was minted in Hamburg, Germany. Thanks to Coinsite.com. You can check it out for other mints…imo…Spark CORRECTION: A...
From those pics, F12 maybe. Need a better close-up of the mint mark area: directly below the numeral at 6k on the reverse. If a B then it was...
Post #10 in this thread…Spark
I can’t find anything about it on-line, neither at Wexler nor VV. NGC has no listing. Honestly though, it looks to be die deterioration or...
Your 3rd pic clearly shows 3.1 gram…which is about as normal as you can get. It’s a 1982 Philadelphia Large Date Copper, has wear and corrosion...
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