Not a doubled ear, nor a Close AM, if that was your next question…the ear needs to resemble the 1984 or 1995 types, this is not at all. The coin...
@Newb2coins …go to doubleddie.com, John Wexler’s website and read everything. It will help you understand worthless doubling, how dies are created...
Worn die strike and 41 years of circulation wear. It would help if you include close-ups of where you suspect the doubling…and…did you match it...
Happy Anniversary!…Spark
Use a gray background, not white, for darker-colored coins, and use full-image, cropped pics. Your camera/scope is overriding your light...
Please provide a decent close-up of EPU…Spark
Looks to be a combination of weak strike and then worn from circulation…imo. …Spark
…sorry, late and tired last night, got two posts mixed…the analysis was for the 1886P…the comment for the ‘21P Morgan with all the red squiggles...
Surface preservation has been poor…pitting is a serious detractor…looks to have been improperly cleaned and the rim dent means it was dropped or...
…well…I thought the metal was raised from the pic. I just now took a lot longer and closer look at it…the blob above was round enough to make me...
Gotta be die crack or die chips. A long shot would maybe be a dropped dot… …imo…Spark
It’s a mint error only in the sense that they used what was provided to them by their contractor. I’ve seen much worse…imo…Spark
VG8/$3.25@NGC...melt $2.02 as of today...scratch is anybody’s guess as to how it happened...too much damage on both sides...imo...Spark
9 types were produced in 1982. The ones that anyone would have a chance to find are the 7 business strikes and the proof. The ultra rare 1982-D...
Please provide close-ups of the areas you suspect doubling. Otherwise, I see possibly worn die, split plating and lighting glare issues...imo...Spark
I would definitely pick up all the 19th century and turn of the century...very nice group all around...it will keep you busy. Really like the...
@Paul Rendon ...being a new member, here is a website that will help you immensely, if you don’t already know... doubleddie.com. It is John...
Yes...grease or debris filled that part of the die...the term used most frequently is “struck through grease”...during the strike, the grease...
Consider the source, most CT members know that ETSY is notorious for overpriced, misrepresented articles for sale, especially coins...jmho...Spark...
Basically, it illustrates the Mints’ intention toward these crappy coins since their inception in 1982...they’re business strikes produced for...
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