Ok, On the G are you referring to the light 'halo' like effect? If so, that is not true doubling as I see it. However, this is from a "single...
Guns and ammo should not share a safe with any coins worth more than a few dollars. Oils, cleaning solvents,primer outgassing, etc. Keep the coins...
Copper cents are nice to clean soldering irons, make security washers that wont damage the surface, practice using a punch or countermark,...
Doesn't appear like doubling as much as slight shadowing. Is the light directly 90 degree over the coin? At magnification , all will show the...
Most of the time people can make a decision based on references and the subject coin. Here I do not think a real answer can be given. Supposition...
It is unusual for such damage extent only on the mm. Usually other visible damage is seen. I agree with Islander that it is too flattened with the...
It is a good coin for instructing what to look for in a DD. The "O" has good separation and the heights of the doubling is even and rounded , not...
Yes, it helps us focus on the area you are talking about. I am sorry but I see no doubling of value on the obverse. Jim
The edges of a business strike are chamfered ( rounded very slightly ) so they could work in machines with less jamming. Proofs were not intended...
I know the term error has been used in many situations referring to coins, but generally they are limited to a government mint issue, not a...
I agree damage. Jim
Not sure whats fading, but it doesn't look like more than 1 mm there, but there seems to be some die deterioration or mechanical type of doubling...
I agree with Chris. When taking photo of possible RPM or OMM, you should orient the light straight line with the camera to try and illuminate the...
When I was starting eons ago, cotton gloves were the only general choice, I dropped more coins in one year than I ever have since with clean ,...
Cotton fibers can scratch gold, silver, and copper coins as their hardness is the same or higher ( depending on how the cotton was treated...
Please upload a photo of the coin, especially the date if possible. Jim
I suspect reprocessed also, but it is easy to tell. The sheets of steel used for the coins were plated on the surface and when planchet material...
Your numbers are convincing. Yes. What did the dealer say? jim
Nah, later is better! Jim
The jewelry casings usually damage the edges of coins, and please show a photo of your coin as we can tell you more info. The chances of it being...
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