The coin is not a broadstrike, so if its diameter is greater than that of a normal cent, it has been altered outside the Mint. It is impossible...
I have no idea what ANACS' statement means.
It could be struck on an incompletely plated planchet. A small percentage do show some sort of bulls-eye pattern. Only an examination under a...
It's not an incomplete clip, that's for certain. Is the curved line actually incuse? If not, then it's probably just a stain.
It's not a die cap, although it may have been struck more than once. It's a partial collar error with a full, almost centered, first-strike...
It appears to have started out as a genuine error cent, with a cud and perhaps a taper. Unfortunately, someone dipped it in acid afterward,...
If it's pure nickel then it would be attracted to a magnet.
The US Mint did not produce any coins or planchets for Ecuador in 1966. The last year they made anything for that country was 1947. If it is a...
Judging from similar specimens I've seen, the lines are in the plastic, not on the coin.
The doubling is so slight that it's hard to tell from here whether it's a doubled die or machine doubling. A close exmination under microscope is...
The clad layers were dissolved in acid.
The coin shows great promise. If it slams into a magnet, then it's probably pure, elemental nickel. If it is not attracted to a magnet, then it...
Yes, grease can leave an impression on a succession of coins. The impressions can be identical or they can change in size and shape as the grease...
It's most likely struck through "grease". The term "grease" is a catchall term for any kind of gunk that accumulates on the die face. The...
It would be considered a "die error". The error resides mainly in the failure of mint workers to replace it in a timely manner.
These die erosion patches are unusually severe, so I think the coin is well worth keeping. The coin may have some modest market value, but you're...
It's looks like an unusual form of die deterioration. Some of the raised irregular areas may be "patches" ("blebs") which are areas of die...
Value would be between $20 and $25.
The cent at the top of this thread is a clashed cap strike -- a type of brockage. A late-stage die cap with a thin floor and featureless working...
Incomplete copper plating. Judging from the roughness of the design rim in the area where the zinc core is exposed, the lack of plating is...
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