Thanks P&G for that link. It does indeed look like the capped mint mark…I would put a grade of AU50-53…imo…Spark
Looks like it might have slight, minor doubling to the ear lobe…please post a better close-up of the ear…make sure it is clear and in focus…
Damage and wear. Because of this, it is next to impossible to confirm any attribute unless it is overwhelmingly prominent…imo…Spark
Just PMD. Looks like the 6 has been hit at least twice…Spark edit: Please take caps lock off.
Whoever had it previously could have been of German ancestry, but the more I look at it…”Shift” seems to make more sense. But no doubt about it,...
If you look carefully, the word is “Sluft”. The “L” is clearly lower case and the end “t”, as well as the end “t” of “cent”, are both carefully...
No doubling. I am totally sure that is normal wear that flattened the numbers of the date…imo…Spark
…actually, it is die deterioration, although around the date appears to be some strike doubling, but the pictures of the computer screen make any...
When you are an old fart like me, you will have seen many instances of coins in car/truck drink cubbies that are used to keep spare change. They...
…beat me to it…I was going to say “a die error produces a coin variety”…Spark
Your gut instinct is correct. The lettering is larger precisely due to being smashed. Compare it to another 1979 D.
All of your pictures are out of focus.
If you allow 1 million coins struck per die pair, and the mintage of 1.6 billion over 2 years, then the mint used 1600 die pairs. …somewhere in...
There are many posts here at Coin Talk that detail the futility of saving copper coins with the intent to melt them. You need to read them. In...
I can’t tell you what brand to buy, but the cheaper usb microscopes usually have 2 megapixels and don’t last very long. At 2MP they have horrible...
In a related effort of late, my previous task was 79 coins sent to me from my younger son Douglas (he’s 42) who is the Executive Chef for a...
I’m working on a new coin jar, 1,5,10 and 25 denoms, range of dates 1960 to 2010. Yesterday and today worked 1960, 1964, two 1964-D, 1967 and...
Please explain this “ghost” thing…TIA…Spark
It should weigh 2.5 grams which means it is a Zincoln. Therefore, the E/AMERICA issue would lend itself to being a linear plating blister. Ipso...
@Laplion …here is a great explanation of the difference: Go to the “Coin Chat” forum here at Coin Talk. Find the post “Die Stage vs Die State”...
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