was just talking about this in another reply to my post. so, let's go with grease. because it occurs in multiple years (I haven't checked mints...
Nothing. Those faint images are from a worn die.
I don't see anything on the OP coin that looks like the examples in the reference. There are full faint images of the letters below the design...
If you are referring to the missing letters on the reverse of the 1st two pics of your coins, I would tend to believe they were greasers (grease...
Until you pointed out the missing parts on Monticello, I would have also said it was just worn from looking at the letters. This is most curious....
I'm not seeing anything to make me lean towards anything but wear, but the missing, or nearly missing, letters could have been grease filled, but...
I have been on Wexler's most of the day. it is extremely informative. and thank you for all the info you put out. But let me give you an example...
Hi Al The J does appear to be missing. There appears to be what could be part of a J beginning above the V and cutting diagonally to the N, but...
...have to ignore the (lack of) hair on the obverse and the missing letters on the reverse - both probably due to a silly mistake from the mint...
Die deterioration on the one dime towards the bottom I believe. And yea looks a greaser to me nice one too. If it was a die adjustment strike...
Hi guys, I have this 2015 Roosevelt Dime and notice that half the letters on the front are barely there or missing, including the P mint mark,...
Yup. I don't even keep the ones with just the "T" missing. I find plenty of those in my boxes I only keep them if more letters are missing.
Well, for me this kind of errors are helpful ... when I find them myself. Educational, to put it so. I try to doublecheck whenever possible the...
No question, the 1809 is a fake. Looking at the T/I alignment it can only be the O-109, O-113 or O-114 but those have different digits and none of...
OK, I finally read the entire 35-page CU thread on The Mafia & The Omegas....my thoughts: (1) I find it hard to believe that Organized Crime...
Really? I can make these all day if you will pay $1.00 each for them
Tell me your kidding right
Surely you jest. Any coin would look like that if it had been rolling around on a busy parking lot for 35 years.
Submit it for error-attribution, then, and demand top dollar for it. We’re not going to pay you nothing because we think it’s just damage.
Noo_Oo_Oin your head yes but reality just damaged and still 25 cents.
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