The 'O' is easier for some. Small date is 'cateye' shape, the Large date is a large oval. Yes, grandson is a good one to remember in the will. :)...
To my knowledge there is only one major DDO for 1917 and there is little mistaking the coin. When I go shopping on ebay, I do look for a higher...
It appears to me to be Die deterioration damage from overuse. The die image is slowly squeezed to the perimeters of the coin over thousands of...
Bird in the bush thing. Do not be surprised if it doesn't come to the offer being altered when seen. It happens often as reported.
The effect on the coin is from an acid working on the copper. That is why the damage is equal-symmetrical on each surface. Damaged. Jim
I think it is damage also. Reasoning : If the 'blob; inside the lower "S" bend/loop of the real mintmark was the end of an underlying second "S" ,...
Probably the bank wouldn't accept it. As said , at best 25 cents, its the work of a deprived mind. No mint produced it like that. I removed the...
looks like the reverse of a memorial cent was transferred to the 44 using a castinf substance like glue or clear epoxy. Fake of course, Jim
If you are going to continue this hunt, get a balance that is (1) a 00.001 gr range like this one ( specs) and (2) has a calibration weight ,...
Reprocessed agree.
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Just remember it is not illegal to deface a coin, but it is illegal to attack someone with a sander....:)
No, it is a form of mechanical doubling, True DD makes the total width larger, mechanical just divides it up into smaller units. Jim Just face value
The buy/sell them among themselves until they have enough testaments to fool the uneducated masses with a big discount over regular prices.
The 1984 double ear was exciting because it was in the double squeeze era of hubbing, and not the single squeeze hubbing past 1995 era where these...
I would not soak it that long, as the evaporation rate is very rapid. Unless there is extensive cratering, I would figure 5-10 minutes soak with...
It would be nice tomorrow to find that new posters have stayed out of political discussion difficulty on the thread, but it is somewhat unlikely.
Randy , soak it in acetone and let it air dry and store properly. The acetone will collect any moisture and remove it when it evaporates. Jim
Most are done now by machine and using Chinese copy coins.
Its pareidolia , the brain finding images in randomness. You missed the image of the guy in sunglasses to the left of it. :) only 'face' value. Jim
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