Lost Dutchman is correct.....It's an error and his analysis is right on! Thanks, Bill
I would suggest posting pictures here first rather than spending money to find out that some of your coins aren't really errors in the first...
I agree, 1) common ...die deterioration is the culprit. No value 2) common.......the coin is rotting and that is effecting the plating. No...
And a final finally for now:-) The dollar coins are not considered finished until the edge lettering is added. So they are little different in...
One final word of explanation...a Mint error happens as a result of the striking process. period. It has nothing to do with whether or not a...
What looks like a question about edge lettering missing happens in a few ways. The Washington dollars were a mishap with a bin of struck coins...
The coin showing the obverse at the beginning of the thread show types of post-mint damage. I only read the first page before I posted so this...
No Class VI...that does not even enter into what the coin looks like.......No doubled die....just machine doubling. Thanks, Bill
It's not a number 2 on the 1982 cent. It is a mark left when the coin was damaged, probably by a reeded edge of another coin. The 1983 has a...
Hi, You won't want to necessarily hear this but...It's another case of some extraneous mark or damage that happens to look like a shape,...
The coin is effected by corrosion. It's just rot tearing up the copper plating. No RPM... Thanks, Bill
Mike beat me to it. Pyrbob is right and of course Mike backed that up. I agree with the diagnosis and it is a very nice error coin! Thanks, Bill
"Partial collar" is better than "railroad rim" since it is the edge of the coin that is effected.
Can you back it up a little? I would like to see more of the coin. Thanks, Bill
Hi, The picture is pretty small but it appears to be a minor die chip and that is very common. Thanks, Bill
The LIBE is machine doubling....but...here's a strange request. Leave the lighting the way you have it but take a shot of the date upside down,...
I fooled with the pictures and a few things became more apparent. You can see them in the pictures at the beginning of the thread. Notches on...
Rim's cents is right with respect to the compositions. As far as the first coin in the thread, it is also important to note that it is a...
Sorry but No... grease had nothing to do with what you are referring to. It is purely due to the die being extremely worn. Thanks, Bill
Hi, It is not a coin. It's a token of some kind probably sold as a souvenir. It won't be listed in any listings of foreign coins. The top of...
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