It's a plating blister that burst around the mintmark. Quite common.
It looks like plating issues to me.
Another C Nova in a bit better condition, and with I believe a planchet clip. (Inspected the side and it looks pretty clean) [ATTACH]
Looks like a mix of die deterioration and plating issues. Nothing really out of the ordinary.
The only advice for "good deal" I would have is just constantly check websites that sell reputable, TPG coins. You said it yourself in another...
I'm pretty sure the "half letters" are just from the foam of the slab covering part of the coin.
Look...if you're going to buy a 1916-D Mercury Dime, you'll have to accept that fact that you likely won't get some amazing steal. You're probably...
It's a linear plating bubble (on the 1992 that is).
Looks like a heavy die clash and die cracks. The anomaly around the date is the clash from the E PLURIBUS UNUM ribbon on the reverse.
Coin collecting definitely appears to be more popular in the US from my experience.
Super impressive DDO! To me it looks like cherrypicker's FS-05-1945P-106 (and CONECA 6-O-I).
Its the ilerminaty!!!! [IMG]
I would hardly call PCI a "grading service".
Pictures are tough to tell, I'd say XF range but the rim damage on the bottom and the scratches in the reverse field would detail it.
Hmm. Quick question on the first coin. I am by no means an expert on shield nickels...in fact I know very little about them. But the doubling to...
We got our candles going and the potato pancakes frying over here... :)
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As I recall, some very similar to this popped up on ebay about a year a go. The consensus was that they were mint assisted (someone inside the...
If it was actually a die chip it wouldn't have dissolved. Obviously it was something else stuck to the coin.
You'll need clearer pictures. I am having a tough time seeing a doubled die.
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