probably what you have here is a coin from a ground and polished die. if this is what it is it would be called a abraided die coin. the coin dies...
It's a die chip
Does anyone think by now that this Canadian has figured out that he only has a common flip over double struck PANNACHIE . LOL what the heck is a...
The first part of your question I'm not allowed to tell you exactly how this is done on the internet. you will just have to use your imagination...
good coin to keep anyway if you like it. I imagine the older die makers had a tough job trying to get things done right.
This coin is just exactly what I told you it is. the coin was struck twice in the collar with the coin being flipped over between strikes. all of...
I just stated the facts as I see them and you can like it or not. You are right about me not being Mr Diamond and he has nothing to do with my...
back when this coin was made the mintmarks were put on the coin dies by hand so they are never in the same area from one die to the others.. no...
heck I like this one better than that "pennache" I saw on another thread. LOL
i would say this coin may be worth 150.00 U.S. dollars
Nice coin but it is not as valuable as you seem to think it is. this is a flip over double struck coin. this means it was struck then the coin...
this coin is definately a fake and a very poor made one. It is a real 1981 D coin that has been taken apart and the 82 details added then put back...
My guess would be after mint damage. It looks as if the coin has been hit hard and cut from the reverse side and this pushed the obverse side out....
good thread here Detecto and I admire you for not letting things bother you. In my book you are ok and I don't see anything wrong with this...
I believe you will figure it out then let us know
the coin dies can become greasy and dirty on any part of the die. If anyone is looking thru a new roll of coins from the mint and finds one of...
this is called struck thru grease coins. the coin dies becomes coated with grease and junk.
there are folks that can make dies that are about impossible to tell from the real mint dies , we have to be careful when buying coins , even...
I think if it was me I would not worry about taking a chance of trying to send this coin in for grading. Your coin is so easy to identify as being...
It is easy to tell that this coin has become toned to a copper color on one side and has started to tone on the other side. it is not missing a...
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